Mary Karr Quotes

The failures of other genres to provide an emotional connection with some of their characters and narratives gives memoir a toehold.

Mary Karr

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 16, 1955

Topics

ConnectionEmotionalMemoirSome

If you look at the trends, China very well could be the driver of the adoption of block chain consumer services.

Jeremy Allaire

YouLookTrendsChinaDriverWell

Elimination of illiteracy is as serious an issue to our history as the abolition of slavery.

Maya Angelou

HistorySlaverySeriousAbolition

I became a set designer for opera.

Maurice Sendak

OperaSetDesignerSet Designer

I don't fall in love easily. It's odd; one of the first things I think about when I go out with a woman is what it would be like to be married to her. And yet I have a tough time committing.

Matt Dillon

LoveTimeWomanToughThinkFall

I find human beings to be so complex and full of beauty. Creativity is our way to express and challenge and flow. So, all you humans, create and flow! I'll be over here thinking you are beautiful and creepy and freaky and wonderful!

Angela Bettis

BeautyBeautifulChallengeCreativity

You don't accomplish a lot by changing people's opinions by shoving facts down their throat. I think you change people's opinions by opening your heart up and showing the parallels between you and another person. That's how people's ideas shift.

Mary Lambert

ChangeHeartPeopleIdeasThinkYou

I'm Italian; I take my time. We're not really fast. We're very slow. I had my first child at 40, my second child at 45, James Bond at 50. I'm so curious as to what's next!

Monica Bellucci

TimeCuriousChildBondSlowFast

Mexico is much bigger than NAFTA.

Luis Videgaray Caso

MexicoBiggerThanMuchNAFTA

I don't think about a theory of everything when I do my research. And even if we knew the ultimate underlying theory, how are you going to explain the fact that we're sitting here? Solving string theory won't tell us how humanity was born.

Lisa Randall

ResearchThinkHumanityYouBorn

If you're trying to be more creative, one of the most important things you can do is increase the volume and diversity of the information to which you are exposed.

Jonah Lehrer

CreativeDiversityYouInformation

I feel as if I have been blessed to undergo a transformation from 'gangster' to 'redeemed sinner with gangster proclivities.'

Cornel West

BlessedTransformationGangsterFeel

The guitar is a much more efficient machine than a computer. More responsive.

Colin Greenwood

GuitarMoreResponsiveMachineThan

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