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Michael Dirda Quotes

Halloween isn't the only time for ghosts and ghost stories. In Victorian Britain, spooky winter's tales were part of the Christmas season, often told after dinner, over port or coffee.

Michael Dirda

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: critic
Nationality: american
Birth: 1948

Topics

Winter Time Coffee Dinner Christmas

Could we grow faster? Yes. But I don't want to be the biggest. I want to be the best at what I do.

Jimmy John Liautaud

Best Grow Want Yes Faster Could

Walking into a room filled with people you don't know but who know you brings out your worst vulnerabilities.

Jessica Savitch

People Walking You Know Worst Out

I grew up in a Chinese American enclave where the person who lived down the street had literally lived down the street from my mother in Shanghai.

Jenny Zhang

Mother American Down Person Street

I was an engineering student and spent a lot of time in the library, and no one applauds when you finish your calculations.

Andre Braugher

Time Library Engineering You Student

I was in the final running for the Zac Efron role in 'High School Musical.'

Matt Lanter

School High School High Final Role

I give the name violence to a boldness lying idle and enamored of danger.

Jean Genet

Name Violence Lying Idle Boldness

I'd like to do a television show that is encouraging, useful, and clean, and I'd like to go up against Entertainment Tonight and beat it.

John Tesh

Television Go Entertainment Clean Up

Coming home for me isn't, like, one family dinner. It's about am I gonna see 50 relatives, or am I gonna see 85?

Stephen Karam

Family Home Me Dinner Coming Home

Mercer was very clever. He knew the way Southerners spoke and put that into his lyrics. But in that whole era, you had the best. Harold Arlen was just fantastic. Cole Porter was better than anybody, and Gershwin was Gershwin, y'know. Johnny Mercer started Capitol Records, and he brought in Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Nat King Cole.

Tony Bennett

Best King Better You Way Clever

I don't want to find myself designing for the press.

Tom Ford

Myself Find Want Press Designing

I'm not saying the N word anymore.

Lisa Lampanelli

Saying Anymore Word

When you see another tall woman on the street, you nod, sort of like Orthodox Jews.

Judy Gold

Woman You Street Tall See Jews