Denis Johnson Quotes

I was probably 35 when I wrote the first story. The voice is kind of a mix in that it has a young voice, but it's also someone who's looking back. I like that kind of double vision.

Denis Johnson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: July 1, 1949 - May 24, 2017

Topics

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The first role of government is to help people who are in crisis or need. That's why we have government.

John McCain

GovernmentPeopleHelpCrisisWhy

Trade, migration, and modern communications have given us networks of friends and associates in other countries. We owe them much, but the social contract with our fellow citizens at home brings unique rights and responsibilities that must sometimes take precedence, especially when they are as destitute as the world's poorest people.

Angus Deaton

HomePeopleWorldFriendsUnique

You have to do what you want to do, and I genuinely believe that if you start interacting in the world that way that there is a respect in that.

Andy Grammer

RespectWorldStartBelieveYouWay

I am not a very social person and have a few friends who have been with me since school and college. I hate going to parties and events and would rather sit at home and watch TV. Parties are the place where controversies happen.

Sonakshi Sinha

HomeHateSchoolI AmCollegeMe

I suspect millions of people from my generation probably have comparable stories to tell: if not of sports simulations then of Dungeons & Dragons, or the geopolitical strategy of games like Diplomacy, a kind of chess superimposed onto actual history.

Steven Johnson

SportsHistoryPeopleGeneration

I'll always be a Brit abroad, and I love London so much, but New York is my home.

Simon Spurr

LoveHomeNew YorkNewLondonMuch

You do not have to be convicted or even charged of a crime to be able to demonstrate that you've violated a personal conduct policy, and reflect poorly not only on themselves, but all of their teammates, every NFL player in the league, and everyone associated with the NFL.

Roger Goodell

YouTeammatesCrimePersonalReflect

Because too many times in life there's just one person that I met, just one thing that I heard, one movie that I saw, one song that was sung, that changed my life. So I'm always trying to stay awake to be in the moment, and capture the moments when they come, because they come and go all the time.

Mike Singletary

LifeTimeMomentSongMy Life

The harsh cold and windburn from hours of skiing does a lot of damage to my skin, so I try to keep my skin as moisturized as possible.

Mikaela Shiffrin

SkiingColdSkinPossibleTryKeep

I think the United States, whether you have a Democratic president or whether you have a Republican president, is bound by international law, whether some senators like it or not.

Mohammad Javad Zarif

LawThinkYouPresidentRepublican

Restless, and in desperate need of adventure, I quit my job at an insurance company to travel west with a couple of guys I smoked pot with, scandalizing my family.

Mink Stole

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I have been to a few A-list parties, but not massively. It's not my life, but it's fun dipping into it.

Louis Theroux

LifeFunMy LifeBeenPartiesFew

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