Jonathan Ames Quotes

A lot of writers, probably because they're sensitive, which makes them want to be writers, have fears about their masculinity, so they overcompensate by having an interest in boxing and tough-guy things.

Jonathan Ames

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 23, 1964

Topics

BoxingWantMasculinityThingsFears

The men have long been unpaid and need relief.

John Hawkins

MenLongNeedReliefBeenUnpaid

You have to have an attitude that nothing's gonna stop me. I think that's just my New York kind of attitude - survival of the fittest.

Melissa De Sousa

AttitudeNew YorkMeThinkSurvival

No one can plausibly argue that ridding the world of Saddam Hussein will not significantly improve the stability of the region and the security of American interests and values.

John McCain

WorldAmericanValuesSecurityWill

You have a lot of emotion at the end of the race. It is not easy to control that when you win.

Maurice Greene

ControlWinEndEasyYouEmotion

If somebody's looking at pictures of naked people and you go, 'Oh I don't want to see that,' you're lying. Cause naked people are always interesting. Always. Whether they're beautiful, or naked or 500 pounds.

Andy Richter

BeautifulPeopleLookingInteresting

I have an almost seven year old... I think it's essential to be consistent with kids. And truthful, without scaring them. I could go on for hours on this one.

Stephen Collins

ThinkYearGoOldWithoutTruthful

When I listen to music today, it is about 99 percent classical. I rarely even listen to folk music, the music of my own specialty, because folk music is to me more limited than classical music.

Tom Glazer

MusicTodayMeMy OwnListenMore

Pathos and poignancy are, to me, tactics and techniques; in my work as a writer, I fetch them from my toolbox and use them as required.

Michel Faber

WorkMeTacticsWriterUsePathos

I love what I do, and to be able to see a show that is inspired by my life's work is exciting because it exposes people to what a crisis manager does.

Judy Smith

LifeWorkLovePeopleManagerSee

The importance of human judgment does not evaporate in the future, and as connected individuals, we will have to exercise sound judgment about what we choose to share or not share about ourselves.

Jared Cohen

FutureExerciseChooseConnected

On '50/50,' even though it was 8 million dollars, it was all acting-intensive.

Jonathan Levine

MillionEvenMillion DollarsThough

I've got a lot of mileage, and I love my mileage. I wouldn't trade a mile of that for a minute of being younger.

Diane Lane

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