Lorrie Moore Quotes

My father was the child of academics and was probably destined to become an academic himself but vetoed that idea. Bailed, dropped out of graduate school and just went to work for an insurance company. But the house was full of books and music and all of that.

Lorrie Moore

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 13, 1957

Topics

WorkFatherMusicSchoolChild

It's okay to be sad if things don't go the way you had hoped.

Jessie James Decker

SadYouGoWayOkayThings

I'm not a Little Englander. Historically, British people have always been travellers. I look in the world as one place. You have to think in a global sense. Cinema is a global endeavour. My roots are in England but my endeavours are worldwide.

Jeremy Thomas

PeopleRootsWorldThinkYouLook

We need to distinguish between stress and stimulation. Having deadlines, setting goals, and pushing yourself to perform at capacity are stimulating. Stress is when you're anxious, upset, or frustrated, which dramatically reduce your ability to perform.

Andrew J. Bernstein

GoalsStressYourselfYouUpset

Nobody from the administration has officially rejected my column.

Robert Novak

NobodyAdministrationColumnRejected

Sports and fashion move so fast that I can't possibly keep my ear to the ground. For one thing, my ear trumpet gets in the way.

Steve Rushin

SportsFashionFastWayGroundMove

My first Olympics memory was watching Haile Gebrselassie in Sydney 2000. His sprint finish to defend his title really moved me.

Mo Farah

MemoryMeSydneyFirstWatchingHis

I want to be known for what I am, black and white, because I'm proud of both.

Logic

Black And WhiteI AmProudBlackAm

To me, I've never understood why there is any question about are women as funny as men.

Judd Apatow

FunnyWomenMenMeWhyNever

We necessarily operate in an environment in which there's a great deal of uncertainty. In such an environment, it makes sense to use a risk-management approach to identify and avoid the big mistakes. That's one reason I favor a cautious approach.

Janet Yellen

GreatMistakesUncertaintyReason

It's all so confusing and incestuous and curious, the trail that actors wander through in the course of their careers and how stories overlap. It's funny.

Diane Lane

FunnyCuriousWanderTrailThrough

You're always trying to make each record more autobiographical than the last one.

Brian Fallon

TryingYouMoreAlwaysLastThan

When a fan holds out Helen's picture for me to autograph, I usually sign it Linda Hunt - just to make their heads really crazy.

Bonnie Hunt

MeCrazyPictureOutAutographJust

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