Stephen Tobolowsky Quotes

On a single day, I read articles where I was described as being alternately 'lanky,' 'pudgy,' 'doughy,' 'balding,' 'utterly forgettable,' and 'constantly irritating.'

Stephen Tobolowsky

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: May 30, 1951

Topics

DaySingleWhereBeingIrritating

There are atheists and Christians, and there are people in both groups who are a little too heavy-handed.

Andy Dick

PeopleLittleWhoChristiansBoth

I want to be an example of a guy who made something of himself out of nothing. A guy who overcame the odds of a tough childhood, who worked hard, who didn't let his surroundings get the best of him and lead him to jail or the graveyard. Where I ended up - being a comedian, a TV star, and a movie actor - might be unique, but my story is not.

Tracy Morgan

BestChildhoodToughStoryUnique

I have no doubt that 'On the Road' is a Great American Novel. But I'm also certain my students will do fine without it.

Tony D'Souza

GreatRoadAmericanDoubtWillFine

If a woman earned a dollar by scrubbing, her husband had a right to take the dollar and go and get drunk with it and beat her afterwards. It was his dollar.

Lucy Stone

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It is a well known urban myth that the French don't trust banks and store their money under their mattress. It's not that they are tight with money - they just don't trust anyone.

Janine di Giovanni

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On stage I make love to twenty five thousand people; and then I go home alone.

Janis Joplin

LoveHomeAlonePeopleGoStage

I never mind contorting myself for a good cause.

Christina Aguilera

GoodMyselfMindNeverGood Cause

The moral values I've learnt in my life I've learnt through football.

Arsene Wenger

LifeFootballMy LifeValuesMoral

I've seen composers work on 30 films at one go. So, eight or even 10 albums in a year is no big deal.

Pritam Chakraborty

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I was studying with Peter Carey, Colum McCann; but also, my fellow students were really critical readers for me.

Phil Klay

MeStudyingStudentsCriticalReally

If you want to write from life, you can't really write a story. People are always changing, and I think if we didn't look the same day-to-day, and our self weren't always in our body, would we even be the same? The continuity is in our bodies.

Sheila Heti

LifePeopleStoryThinkSelfLook

I'm fully confident that I will win the jackpot - so much so that I've already made a list of all the charities I will contribute to.

Shelley Berkley

WinConfidentWillMadeMuchList

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