Michael Dirda Quotes

My wife tells me I should check out 'Downton Abbey', but I gather that series might be almost too intense for my temperate nature.

Michael Dirda

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NatureWifeMeOutCheckIntense

I was traumatized by a lot of childhood stuff. I felt that I was bad somewhere, starting with my birth.

Joel Grey

ChildhoodBadBirthStartingStuff

My greatest fear for my child is that he marries a woman exactly like me.

Jenny Mollen

FearWomanChildMeGreatestLike

The IT organization can't drive or lead a digital transformation. It has to come from the business and the business strategy, because they're fundamental to how a company or an organization evolves.

Michael Dell

BusinessOrganizationDriveStrategy

Tweeting? It's one of the silliest things ever.

Tom Ford

ThingsTweetingEverSilliest

About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all.

Rita Mae Brown

LifeLovePeopleYouWillLike

I enjoy watching movies that are high concept or science fiction or have supernatural elements, like '2:22' has.

Michiel Huisman

ScienceEnjoyMoviesScience Fiction

There's no question in my mind that I think I would have been a better president than Barack Obama has been.

Mitt Romney

MindThinkBetterPresidentQuestion

My view is that we cannot be ruled by fear. When we do that, we are not making ourselves see. We are not thinking things through. We are not looking at what works.

Loretta Lynch

FearLookingThinkingViewSee

I think it's rare for anyone that a really accomplished, amazing director calls you up and says, 'I want to make a movie around you, and I want it to be this.'

Jay Duplass

AmazingThinkYouWantDirectorUp

As it gets closer and more probable, being a star is really losing its meaning.

Janis Joplin

LosingMeaningMoreStarBeingGets

On September 11, the murders of World Trade Center employees and visitors took the lives of numerous nationalities, ethnic groups and religious followers.

Cliff Stearns

WorldEmployeesFollowersSeptember

Some of the money going to the rookies can now be spent on people who have proved their worth. After all, the average playing life of a pro football player is about eight years and it is only fitting that the veterans get something for their efforts.

Bob Lilly

LifeMoneyFootballPeopleWorth

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