David Shields Quotes

I think of sports writers as mediating between two worlds. Athletes probably think of sports writers as not macho enough. And people in high culture probably think of sports writers as jocks or something. They are in an interestingly complex position in which they have to mediate the world of body and the world of words.

David Shields

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 22, 1956

Topics

SportsCultureWordsPeopleWorld

'Clocked' means someone sees you for being transgender.

Jeffrey Tambor

SomeoneYouTransgenderBeingMeans

I'm a career Air Force officer. We have a saying in the Air Force: 'If you want people to be with you at the crash, you've got to put them on the manifest.' And so I was always of the view to almost leave no stone unturned when you're up there briefing the Hill.

Michael Hayden

PeopleSayingViewYouManifest

I was spoiled by Monk's music because it was so good, so complete.

Steve Lacy

GoodMusicSpoiledMonkComplete

I had a Christian upbringing - it was all about sin and guilt. I was very happy just kissing people. I was like the make-out queen - not even second base.

Mira Sorvino

QueenHappyPeopleChristianGuilt

That's where the theatre of dreams is, over in L.A.; it's the land of opportunity for actors, and to go over there with a good team behind you and have a part you want to audition for really makes it a joy.

Luke Pasqualino

GoodDreamsOpportunityJoyTeamGo

Ladies be seated, a laugh doesn't cost you a dime.

Johnny Olson

LaughYouCostDimeLadiesSeated

I understand the visual media very well, as I used to write comic books for Walt Disney, and I've written a graphic novel. How you carry a story in pictures is different than how you do it in text.

Diana Gabaldon

StoryMediaYouPicturesUnderstand

I find I often just fall into a stone-like sleep, right in the middle of the day, just sort of clonk. I can't work for extended periods when I'm beginning something. But if I'm at the end of something, I can work on for hours and hours and hours.

Deborah Eisenberg

WorkDayBeginningSleepEndFall

If you wanna make money in music, you're better off being on the business end of it a lot of the time. And also as a musician, if you do make money, it means you had to bite and scratch and kick the whole way to not get ripped off, because at every corner, there's somebody there waiting to trip you up and take a bigger chunk.

Chris Cornell

BusinessMusicTimeMoneyWaiting

Looking back on my life, I wish I'd stepped forward and made a fool of myself more often when I was younger - because when you do, you find out you can do it.

William K. Sessions

LifeMyselfFoolYou Can Do ItWish

I love the feeling of shredded wheat. I love healthy bird food with a fun-to-eat feel. Then you spray them with sugar, and I'm there.

Penn Jillette

LoveBirdFoodFeelYouHealthy

I don't think people change. I think they definitely mature. But I think the essence of what I am today is the same as when I was five years old. It's just maturity. I've become a healthier, fuller expression of that essence.

Ricky Williams

ChangeTodayI AmMaturityPeople

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