Tom Robbins Quotes

My paintings are very strange - large and empty, like walls. Just the opposite of my writing, which is rich and juicy.

Tom Robbins

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 22, 1936

Topics

WallsWritingRichStrangeEmpty

My first flight was in my early 20s, from New York City to Los Angeles, to shoot a Cherry 7-UP commercial.

Joanna Going

New YorkCityEarlyLos AngelesNew

When I'm in bed with a woman, my favorite move is a wrestling hold called the lip lock.

Jerry Lawler

WomanBedWrestlingLockHoldMove

The practical importance of the preservation of our forests is augmented by their relations to climate, soil and streams.

John Muir

SoilPreservationForestsPractical

The idea of appealing to people of a like mind and like spirit always appealed to me.

Robert Smith

PeopleMindMeSpiritAlwaysIdea

On clay, you know that you have much longer rallies, and you must run for maybe two or three hours.

Angelique Kerber

YouKnowThreeRunTwoClay

I'm a designer with a little 'd' as opposed to a big 'd.' It's a job; I'm more about contributing to a man's wardrobe, offering the things that I look for myself.

Michael Bastian

MyselfJobManLookMoreBig

I did a production of 'Journey's End,' an RC Sherriff play about World War I, at the Edinburgh Festival. I was 18 and it was the first time that people I knew and loved and respected came up to me after the show and said, 'You know, you could really do this if you wanted to.'

Tom Hiddleston

JourneyTimeWarPeopleMeWorld

I don't really let the pressure get to me.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek

MePressureGetReally

Happiness is within. It has nothing to do with how much applause you get or how many people praise you. Happiness comes when you believe that you have done something truly meaningful.

Martin Yan

HappinessPeopleBelieveYouDone

Why is it such a big deal what I'm swimming?

Michael Phelps

SwimmingWhyBigDealBig Deal

I left an office at the top of the Pan Am Building, a nine-room apartment, and a farm in Vermont because I was aching inside. It took an analyst to tell me I could write a note of permission to become a musician and sign it.

Michael Masser

MeBuildingFarmBecomeTopOffice

Had 'Bridesmaids' not ended up being so amazing and successful, we would never have been able to make 'Bachelorette.' So we are in awe of 'Bridesmaids' and totally owe them so much.

Lizzy Caplan

AmazingNeverAweUpSuccessful

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