Jonathan Lethem Quotes

I keep one simple rule that I only move in one direction - I write the book straight through from beginning to end. By following time's arrow, I keep myself sane.

Jonathan Lethem

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 19, 1964

Topics

TimeMyselfSimpleBeginningBook

For a long time, companies ignored the fact that 80 percent of sporting goods are sold to the casual consumer.

Jochen Zeitz

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The ventures that keep things light and fun, easy to understand, that have a compelling story, a sexy retail product, will have an easier time getting people to rally around them and contribute. A start-up doing something that's difficult to communicate or doesn't offer any kind of retail product will have a tougher go at it.

Jessica Jackley

TimeLightFunPeopleStorySexy

Dropbox, with its emphasis on good old-fashioned hierarchies, is superb at automatically saving one original of each photo I take, whether shot with a phone or a fancy camera. No loops, no duplicates, no confusion.

Jeffrey Zeldman

GoodCameraPhoneConfusionOriginal

Do I listen to pop music because I'm miserable or am I miserable because listen to pop music?

John Cusack

MusicListenMiserableBecausePop

I can talk to execs very clearly, very plainly. I don't get nervous in front of them anymore.

Jeff Nichols

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When you work really hard for something for a long time it's almost impossible to believe that it's coming true.

Robert Crippen

WorkTimeImpossibleBelieveYou

In the Constitution of the American Republic there was a deliberate and very extensive and emphatic division of governmental power for the very purpose of preventing unbridled majority rule.

Robert W. Welch, Jr.

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Only if you empower the liberals, if you empower the moderate socialists, if you empower all factions of society, only then will extremists be marginalised.

Mohamed ElBaradei

SocietyYouWillEmpowerModerate

I am fully committed to Hannah Montana. It's what gave me this amazing opportunity to reach out to so many people. I'm really excited about our new season. We are making great new episodes that I can't wait for our fans to see and I'm looking forward to the 'Hannah Montana' movie that will be out in the spring.

Miley Cyrus

OpportunityGreatI AmPeopleWait

I'm a big fan of saying the thing that is not necessarily sincere or earnest, but definitely honest.

Josh Gondelman

SayingSincereHonestBigBig Fan

I never cook. My favorite place to eat is Smith & Wollensky in Chicago.

Jonathan Toews

PlaceChicagoNeverEatCookSmith

I mean, I've always been a libertarian. Leave everybody alone. Let everybody else do what they want. Just stay out of everybody else's hair.

Clint Eastwood

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