David Sedaris Quotes

People ask if I miss it, but they don't understand that American culture is so ubiquitous that there's nothing to miss. I don't see myself moving back. It's not that I hate the United States. I just always thought it would be a shame not to live in a foreign country.

David Sedaris

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LiveMyselfCultureHatePeople

On a shelf above my computer are five letters that spell out W-R-I-T-E. Just in case I forget why I'm there. I also have 'Wonder Woman' paraphernalia from when I wrote five issues of the comic, and pictures of my husband and kids.

Jodi Picoult

WomanHusbandWonderPicturesForget

The clergy is in the same business as actors, just a different department.

John Hurt

BusinessSameDifferentJustClergy

'Hansel and Gretel' is one of the scariest stories ever written! Psychotic mother; stupid, inane father.

Maurice Sendak

FatherMotherStupidPsychoticEver

When you step off a plane into a place like Haiti, you're just surrounded by overwhelming stimulus: the people selling you things, asking you to engage.

Michael Arden

StepPeopleYouSellingPlaceHaiti

Fashion is harder than the film industry. You have to constantly be able to crank out hit after hit after hit on demand and on a very tight calendar. I've come back, I've lost it, I've come back again. It's really as good as your last collection.

Tom Ford

GoodFashionYouBackCalendarLost

The pollution problem is always seen as someone who was doing something bad that has to be stopped. To me, pollution is doing something bad and good. People don't pollute because they like polluting. They do it because it's a cheaper way of producing something else.

Ronald Coase

GoodPeopleMeGood PeopleProblem

Disability is a matter of perception. If you can do just one thing well, you're needed by someone.

Martina Navratilova

PerceptionSomeoneYouDisability

We only have one body, and you have to show respect for it.

Mireille Guiliano

RespectYouBodyShowOnly

Growing up, I felt like I couldn't talk about certain things until I had the outlets to do so. Once you're able to be honest and say things as they are, it removes this crazy stigma and fear around it.

Miles Heizer

FearCrazyGrowing UpYouGrowing

I'd rather give my life than be afraid to give it.

Lyndon B. Johnson

LifeFearMy LifeAfraidGiveThan

There's only so many small shows you can do. A lot of the smaller things are more side project things. Not everything is appropriate for Sonic Youth to do.

Kim Gordon

YouthSmallYouMoreProjectSide

Nothing thrills me more than to be good at something. It's very rewarding, and I feel grateful and blessed, and I never take it for granted.

Jane Elliot

GoodGratefulMeBlessedFeelNever

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