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Steven Heighton Quotes

I'm supportive of practical nationalism, like the kind we need in Canada to avoid being absorbed into a much larger country. The kind of nationalism I despise as destructive and infantile is really just tribalism writ large.

Steven Heighton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: canadian
Birth: August 14, 1961

Topics

Nationalism Country Canada Kind Need

My father came by himself across the North Korean border when he was seventeen. And hasn't seen his brothers or sisters or parents since then. And he died some time ago, but never saw any of his relatives. My mother was a refugee in war-torn Korea.

Jim Yong Kim

Father Mother Time Parents Border

So we are pretty convinced we don't want to play huge stadiums unless we can play them well.

Jerry Garcia

Play Want Pretty Well Convinced

I have such a wide variety of tastes in things that I like musically.

John Oates

Musically Things Variety Like Wide

No one should have to live in fear.

Jeff Fortenberry

Fear Live Should

I knew when I went to a very hippie high school that focused on music that I wanted to do something in the industry.

Tove Lo

Music School High School Focused

I'm a big defense hawk and a big fiscal conservative, but in this case, Pakistan continues to imprison the man who gave us Osama bin Laden and continue to have a major ideological bent within the middle echelons of their government that, I think, should cause all of us pause given the size and nature of their nuclear arsenal.

Trent Franks

Nature Man Government Think Pause

About the only time losing is more fun than winning is when you're fighting temptation.

Tom Wilson

Time Fun Losing Winning Fighting

You don't get bored with stuff like 'Birdman.'

Michael Keaton

You Bored Get Like Stuff

I don't want to think too much about the future. I want to go step by step, and we'll see what's next.

Mirko Cro Cop

Future Step Think Too Much Go Want

'Reluctantly Healthy' is so completely different than what I do for a living. It's really what I wanted it to be, which is learning to be healthy.

Judy Greer

Learning Healthy Living Different

I came from the projects. So there were times I'd wake up at night, and my palms would be itching to get out. But no matter where I was, I always looked at the stars, because there's nothing ugly about the sky. That was my escape.

Desiigner

Stars Sky Ugly Night Wake Up Escape

I recruited my dad to be my bass player and fired him on several occasions. He stayed on as a bus driver.

Chely Wright

Him Bus Driver Fired Bass He