David Sedaris Quotes

I cry all the time when I watch 'Glee' because I don't know if it's satire or melodrama and that makes me feel like the writing is aware of itself, and that makes it OK to cry.

David Sedaris

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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So, I'm thinking of a name for a villain that has a sense of humor. I thought of 'The Joker' as a name, and as soon as I thought that, I associate it with the playing card, as my family had a tradition of champion playing; my brother was a contract champion bridge player. There were always cards around the house.

Jerry Robinson

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I've always loved history, from my youngest memories. My father enjoyed the great stories of history, like Hereward the Wake, Robin Hood, and Richard the Lionheart, and he shared them with me. I went on to do a degree in history, though I found it rather dry, because it was mostly about politics rather than dashing individuals!

Jo Beverley

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New York City is the greatest city on the planet. It's the capital of the world.

Andy Mineo

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I find that to be a fool as to worldly wisdom, and to commit my cause to God, not fearing to offend men, who take offence at the simplicity of truth, is the only way to remain unmoved at the sentiments of others.

John Woolman

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All I could feel was this warm liquid running down my neck. You automatically think it's blood, it's all in split seconds, so I decided to say I didn't agree with him.

John Prescott

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Complete and total perfection will come about only when we feel that our perfection is no perfections as long as the rest of humanity remains imperfect.

Sri Chinmoy

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My heart is with the standards. That's what I was raised on. I'm perfectly comfortable with pop. I feel lucky because I'm pretty versatile.

Toni Tennille

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White people are very wily when it comes to race. We will do everything that we can to get out from under the idea of race.

Robin DiAngelo

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No one likes a show-off, but if parallel parking was an Olympic sport, I would get gold, no probs.

Miranda Hart

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You're rejected 10 to 20 times for every part you are going to get.

Loni Anderson

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It is the responsibility of leadership to provide opportunity, and the responsibility of individuals to contribute.

William Pollard

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After I retired, it was quite a long time before I went back to my department. I thought I was well out of it.

Peter Higgs

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