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Steve Toltz Quotes

Optimism isn't funny unless you are laughing at the person, whereas extreme pessimism is extremely funny. It's exaggeration.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: australian
Birth: 1972

Topics

Funny Optimism You Person Pessimism

After I had my baby, I reprioritized my life in general. I really wanted to play characters that gave me a different kind of fulfillment. That is a difficult thing to find, especially as an actress.

Life Me Baby My Life Find Play

People have times when they want to go through different looks.

Amar'e Stoudemire

People Looks Go Want Through Times

I can love people of every gender identity and expression. It is the soul that captivates me.

Long Career Conservative Being Very

Technically, I've been retired for some time now. All I ever do is occasionally write songs for friends, such as one, for a friend who had just turned 80. I wrote a song for him called, The First 80 Years are The Hardest.

Friend Time Song Friends Now First

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

Life Sports Succeed Winning Game

Lessons didn't really work out for me, so I went to the old school, listening to records and learning what I wanted to learn.

Dimebag Darrell

Work Learning School Me Listening

I've always been very bold - some would say brash. I've always said very edgy, controversial statements.

Bold Said Say Edgy Always Been

My parents are Italian and British. They live in Berkeley now - we all moved there four years ago.

Live Parents Now Years British Four

Public radio has always been so powerless.

Always Radio Powerless Been Public

Sometimes, what you're looking for is already there.

Aretha Franklin

Looking You Sometimes

I do remember vividly sometime after puberty when I'd answer the phone at home and the callers began to say, 'Hi, Bill!' That's when I knew Dad and I had the same voice.

Home Voice Remember Phone Say Same

Umpires got power, man. You ever notice if you go to a ballpark and there's a close play on first base, they will not run the replay at the ballpark? I've seen umpires go underneath and call up and say if you run one more of those replays, we're gonna forfeit the game. That's how strong their union is.

Power Man Game Strong You Play

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