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Joyce Carol Oates Quotes

Homo sapiens is the species that invents symbols in which to invest passion and authority, then forgets that symbols are inventions.

Joyce Carol Oates

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: June 16, 1938

Topics

Passion Authority Symbols Inventions

I loved all sports, and New York's a pretty good sports town, and the Giants - I don't know why we chose the Giants over the Jets, but we chose the Giants.

Good Sports Loved New Know Why

Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.

Duty Others Charge Oneself Root

All good works of art must ask this question: 'You want to breathe free, yes, but do you know how to kiss?'

Good Art Kiss Free You Know

If you embrace 'positive thinking,' you are - by definition - spurning 'negative thinking.' So it's as if you were on a teeter-totter and are trying desperately to put all your weight on one side - the 'positive thinking' side.

Positive Negative Thinking You Side

I always loved rock guitar. I just never put it together that that's what I'd end up doing. I had no aspirations to be a musician, but I picked up a guitar for two seconds and haven't put it down since.

Together Guitar End Loved Doing Up

I hate being immobile.

Hate Being Immobile

Having already used a Fox shock in my Moto Knee, the prosthetic leg I developed, I knew that I would take advantage of Fox's superior suspension dynamics in the Versa Foot as well.

Take Advantage Fox Take Leg Superior

When I go through the airport and see white women walking through the airport barefooted, like athlete's feet don't exist, there's something wrong.

Women Feet Walking White Wrong Go

I have always just experimented, and I come from a very ancient, acoustic root. It was very hard to put a finger on me.

Me Hard Always Finger Ancient Just

I wanted to communicate how important it is to love on the people that are in our lives and to take every day with someone as a blessing.

Chord Overstreet

Love Blessing Day People Someone

A big part of the fun of working on Superman has been coming up with new characters and concepts to toss in, helping to design their costumes, things like that. And I spent ages coming up with the name 'Fortress of Solidarity,' so I want to get as much use out of it as I can!

Fun Name Design I Can New Want

People think when you get a record deal all your problems will go away. We know that the bigger we get, the more problems we'll have. I guess Puff Daddy was somewhat - what's the word? - prophetic in that respect.

Respect People Problems Think You

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