Michael Dirda Quotes

None of us, of course, will ever read all the books we'd like, but we can still make a stab at it.

Michael Dirda

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WillUsBooksStillLikeCourse

To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company.

Andre Gide

TravelMeGoCompanyHimGet

We teach about how to drive in school, but not how to manage finances.

Andy Williams

FinanceSchoolDriveTeachHow

It's OK to stay at a job that you don't enjoy, because you're scared.

John Rampton

JobEnjoyYouScaredStayBecause

There are consequences if you stand up for what you believe. Heck, you might - you might lose your sponsors if you're a talk show host; or if you're running for office, you know, people not give to you or people might not vote for you.

Louie Gohmert

PeopleStand UpBelieveStandLose

In our house, everybody is always dancing around and singing. We have a dance floor outside at our house, a big, huge dance floor that we all dance on.

Lisa Rinna

DanceSingingHouseOutsideDancing

I've always taken 'The Wizard of Oz' very seriously, you know. I believe in the idea of the rainbow. And I've spent my entire life trying to get over it.

Judy Garland

LifeRainbowBelieveTryingYou

It's nice to feel like you have more in common with people rather than more differences.

Jason Isbell

PeopleFeelYouDifferencesNice

If you surrender completely to the moments as they pass, you live more richly those moments.

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

LiveMomentsYouSurrenderMore

The only books I give up on are texts where the writer's attention is concentrated so heavily on narrative questions that his or her use of language becomes careless.

Anthony Doerr

LanguageQuestionsAttentionUpHer

I've been arrested many times for illegal high wire walking and illegal street performing.

Philippe Petit

WalkingStreetHighBeenPerforming

My ultimate goal... is for you to live the life you're intended to live.

Rick Warren

LifeLiveYouGoalUltimate Goal

When there's a firestorm going on around you, you have very little idea of what's next.

Richard Quest

YouNextLittleGoingIdeaAround

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