Jonathan Franzen Quotes

It's very liberating for me to realize that I don't have to step up to the plate with a plot that involves the U.N. Security Council.

Jonathan Franzen

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StepMeSecurityRealizeUpPlot

Oh, it's not really gambling when you never lose.

Jennifer Aniston

GamblingYouLoseNeverOhReally

When I first started doing these roasts in the mid '90s, they were a lost art, like jousting or calligraphy. But I feel like roasts help tame the room and let off steam... It's like it's all being handled by professionals.

Jeff Ross

ArtFeelDoingHelpLostFirst

This morning when I put on my underwear I could hear the fruit-of-the-loom guys laughing at me.

Rodney Dangerfield

MorningMeUnderwearLaughingHear

When I was a little kid, I used to really embarrass my parents.

Russell Crowe

ParentsKidLittleUsedReally

My parents wanted me to solace them for sorrows they denied having had.

Mason Cooley

ParentsMeSolaceWantedSorrows

I love clothes. Maybe I can say I don't love fashion, but I love clothes completely.

Miuccia Prada

LoveFashionClothesI CanSay

I went to an audition for a Harry Belafonte Roaring Twenties special for choreographer Donald McKayle, but I failed.

Judith Jamison

SpecialRoaringTwentiesAudition

If you're going to do something wrong, do it big, because the punishment is the same either way.

Jayne Mansfield

YouWrongWayPunishmentSameBig

I'd like to have another opportunity to serve. I believe in service. I enjoy it. I also like coming and going, you know, because I think that my private-sector life has contributed to how I think about public-sector challenges and what I do in the public sector.

Deval Patrick

LifeOpportunityServiceChallenges

In fact my son subscribes to Pro Bull Rider magazine.

Chris LeDoux

SonBullMagazineFactRiderPro

I had this big thing about guitar harmonies. I wanted to be the first to put proper three-part harmonies onto a record. That was an achievement.

Brian May

AchievementGuitarFirstBigWanted

I have to be alone very often. I'd be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That's how I refuel.

Audrey Hepburn

MorningAloneMondayHappyNight

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