Spalding Gray Quotes

I was raised as an upper-class WASP in New England, and there was this old tradition there that everyone would simply be guided into the right way after Ivy League college and onward and upward. And it rejected me, I rejected it, and I ended up as a kind of refugee, really.

Spalding Gray

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 5, 1941 - January 11, 2004

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Obviously, when you get into larger budgets, you have less of that freedom, and I just - I'm not a person that tends to make stories for those larger budgets. To me, it's not much fun to have that kind of pressure.

John Cameron Mitchell

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I feel like shoes are one of those things that no matter how conservative or how outrageous you get, a good pair of shoes is going to last you a lifetime.

Melanie Fiona

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There is no prospect of any of us being able to kick out any of the presidents of Europe; they operate in a sphere and a realm well away from and out of reach of and out of touch with the people.

Michael Gove

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I don't watch television, I think it destroys the art of talking about oneself.

Stephen Fry

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The harmonica is a great instrument.

Toots Thielemans

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I am immensely contrite. And I'm sorry for the damage I've done.

Jayson Blair

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Let me put it very forcefully: No large economy has ever recovered from an economic downturn through austerity. It's not going to happen in the United States, and it's not going to happen in Europe.

Joseph Stiglitz

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I love fighting for the UFC. It's an amazing company. I've done a lot of great things, and they've done a lot of great things for my career.

Demetrious Johnson

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It is a queer thing, but imaginary troubles are harder to bear than actual ones.

Dorothy Dix

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You know, I've had my ups and downs.

Brett Favre

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I can tell when men are threatened by my height.

Allison Janney

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I'm surfing the giant life wave.

William Shatner

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