David Sedaris Quotes

If I'm riding my bike I just replay the same scenarios over and over in my head, like I haven't had a new mental adventure since high school. So that's what I like about books on tape, so my mind can't wander anywhere.

David Sedaris

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 26, 1956

Topics

BikeAdventureSchoolMindWander

Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us.

John N. Mitchell

LifeAttitudeUsOurTowardsToward

Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.

John Ortberg

SafetyRoadDrivingProcrastination

The problem with interest rates are that you are not modeling a single number, you are modeling a whole term structure, so it is a sort of different type of problem.

John Hull

ProblemYouModelingStructureWhole

In the Arctic, things are already getting freaky. Temperatures have warmed three times faster than the global average.

Jeff Goodell

ThreeAverageThingsGlobalFreaky

You try to figure out things to keep yourself interested. It's very easy to get lulled.

Martin Short

YourselfEasyYouTryOutThings

Musicians like James Blake were a big influence on me. How he uses his vocals is amazing. And then Yeasayer and Animal Collective, who aren't pop bands exactly, but they do something that is so catchy and undeniable and so much fun.

Lorde

FunAnimalAmazingMeInfluenceBig

Fear is your greatest obstacle - so question your fear. If it does not serve your greatest life then do not make it your master.

Joy Page

LifeFearQuestionMasterServe

Anyone who knows classical music and loves classical music has heard the Beethoven Seventh hundreds of times probably in their life.

Joshua Bell

LifeMusicClassical MusicWhoKnows

Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes.

Jawaharlal Nehru

DreamsPeaceWithoutAshesVanish

I also loved musicals because I was a dancer.

Donna Mills

LovedBecauseMusicalsDancerAlso

My mother was born in a refugee camp in Germany before the family immigrated to western Canada. They were able to get visas thanks to my grandfather's older sister, who had immigrated between the wars.

Chrystia Freeland

FamilyMotherSisterBornCanada

I don't take roles that are 'just another role.' I'm interested in learning more about myself and about humanity. So it should change you by the time it's done.

Brie Larson

ChangeLearningTimeMyselfYou

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