Jonathan Safran Foer Quotes

I see myself as someone who makes things. Definitions have never done anything but constrain.

Jonathan Safran Foer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 21, 1977

Topics

MyselfSomeoneDoneNeverSeeI See

I've been around so many people for so long that I take great delight in my own company.

John Mellencamp

GreatPeopleLongMy OwnCompany

The way you delegate is that first you have to hire people that you really have confidence in. You won't truly let those people feel a sense of autonomy if you don't have confidence in them.

Robert Pozen

ConfidencePeopleFeelYouWayHire

I always knew that food and wine were vital, with my mother being Italian and a good cook.

Robert Mondavi

GoodMotherFoodWineAlwaysCook

The knowledge of the realm of death makes it possible for the shaman to move freely back and forth and mediate these journeys for other people.

Stanislav Grof

KnowledgeDeathPeopleBackPossible

You can be in show business and have a happy, productive life. But you have to be a developed human being before you can do that.

Michelle Phillips

LifeBusinessHappyYouHumanBeing

I feel that New Zealand is my second home.

Luke Evans

HomeFeelNewZealandNew Zealand

You've got to be able to sell yourself.

Don Rickles

YourselfYouGotSellAble

Desperation is like stealing from the Mafia: you stand a good chance of attracting the wrong attention.

Douglas Horton

GoodChanceStandAttentionYou

I have gone on the air and announced my telephone number at the Washington Post. I go into the night, talking to people, looking for things. The great dreaded thing every reporter lives with is what you don't know. The source you didn't go to. The phone call you didn't return.

Bob Woodward

GreatPeopleNightLookingTalking

Change should be a friend. It should happen by plan, not by accident.

Phil Crosby

ChangeFriendPlanHappenAccident

When a gust of wind hits a broken bone, you feel it.

Shia LaBeouf

BrokenWindFeelYouBoneHits

I like women who are self-sufficient.

Ty Pennington

WomenWhoLikeSelf-Sufficient

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