Truman Capote Quotes

When God hands you a gift, he also hands you a whip; and the whip is intended for self-flagellation solely.

Truman Capote

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 30, 1924 - August 25, 1984

Topics

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Patriotism to your country is something that comes from your heart. It should be taught to you by your parents.

Jesse Ventura

HeartPatriotismParentsYouCountry

I love that idea that if you know someone's story, it's impossible not to love them. This is potentially hokey but incredibly true, as far as I'm concerned.

Andrew Garfield

LoveImpossibleStorySomeoneYou

Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is to sailing in the open sea.

John Updike

SeaPoetryWritingCriticismOpen

When I write a screenplay, and when I direct, I always pull lines out.

Stanley Tucci

WriteAlwaysOutLinesPullDirect

Corruption, money laundering, and tax evasion are global problems, not just challenges for developing countries.

Sri Mulyani Indrawati

MoneyChallengesProblemsCorruption

From my time in 'King Crimson,' I'd describe a Progressive band as one that keeps trying to break musical barriers, and keeps trying to do new music.

Tony Levin

MusicTimeKingTryingNewBarriers

To wrap up the idea of 'Parade's End' in a sentence or two, I would say it's a love story in which we see a man with two women, and we know what's attractive about them. And we know why and what they feel about him.

Tom Stoppard

LoveWomenManStoryEndFeel

I'm humble enough to wait and just chill. I'm having fun just working with these good people, man.

Mike Epps

GoodHumbleManFunPeopleWait

People cried nepotism every time I was on the field. But I played for a lot of coaches before I played for my father, and I started for everybody. He wasn't the first person who all the sudden put me in the starting lineup.

Josh McDaniels

FatherTimePeopleMePersonFirst

Wrestling is cyclical. And if you look at the '80s, it had an unbelievable run, and then it just fell down. '90s had the biggest run ever because of the Monday Night Wars.

Diamond Dallas Page

MondayNightYouLookDownRun

You always want to have a mix of conservatives and liberals on a panel, especially on election night.

Constance Zimmer

NightYouElectionWantAlwaysMix

What's interesting is, for myself, when I become really attracted to somebody, I find them in my dreams... conversations, nothing more.

Alice Englert

DreamsMyselfInterestingFindMore

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