Tony Harrison Quotes

I'd rather climb Everest than go for a walk in the park.

Tony Harrison

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: April 30, 1937

Topics

WalkClimbGoEverestParkRather

Whatever I learned reading 'Scientific American,' nothing can finally compete with your own observations.

Jim Harrison

ReadingAmericanNothingWhatever

Rather than passing a thousand pages of tax reform legislation and restarting the tax code manipulation process, we should change the paradigm. It is time to eliminate the IRS and repeal the 16th Amendment.

Jim Bridenstine

ChangeTimeProcessTaxManipulation

I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me.

John Cleese

BusinessMeEasyFindCruelBeing

As a former Catholic, and as someone who even today is not opposed to being called a Christian, I felt I had every right to use the symbols of the Church and resented being told not to.

Andres Serrano

TodayChurchChristianSomeoneRight

Before college, I acted in my room, to classical music, because music tells stories. I'd put on a record and proceed, silently. I'd keep putting the needle back to a certain segment because I hadn't died well enough. I had to really, really feel dead. I'd love to do a death scene.

Amanda Plummer

LoveMusicDeathCollegeEnough

I'm curious about people, and I'm curious about getting to the root of where they might be coming from.

Robin Weigert

CuriousPeopleComingWhereRoot

I'm very good at setting goals and deadlines for myself, so I don't really need that from outside.

Judy Blume

GoodGoalsMyselfOutsideNeedVery

Last good pratfall I did, I broke bones in both hands. I still feel it when people shake my hand.

Chevy Chase

GoodPeopleFeelHandsHandBones

Tree roots hold river banks together and stop the wind blowing soil away, there are many creatures that live in woods and they provide a sense of well-being and look nice.

Clive Anderson

LiveTreeTogetherRiverRootsWind

I mostly write about the working poor. Somehow, they're not being written about much anymore. I'm very interested in people who are in a situation that needs a little puzzling out. The thing that gets me started on a story is a person in a tough situation.

Bonnie Jo Campbell

PeopleMeToughStorySituationOut

We are seeing a new wave of young biologists that are attacking old problems with new tools and fresh ideas, leading to new types of bio startups and creating a much-needed engine to drive Silicon Valley into the next century.

Arvind Gupta

IdeasDriveProblemsToolsWaveNew

In France, sometimes, you have some players or coaches say, 'If we go there, and we come back with one point, it's okay.' Here? No chance of this! Everybody wants to win. I think every team is playing to win matches, so the game is hard and fast, intensive. I really like the Bundesliga for that.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

TeamWinGameChanceThinkYou

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