David Small Quotes

I'm not a writer. I know a lot of writers; I know a handful of really excellent, great ones, and I know what they're like. They are in love with language. They're obsessed with it. Even if their thoughts aren't more special than anybody else's, they have a way of putting them into words that makes them sensational.

David Small

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 12, 1945

Topics

LoveGreatWordsThoughtsLanguage

On a personal level, my mom is my biggest inspiration. She's always been an idol for me. I used to dream about growing up and being like her.

Andreja Pejic

MeMomGrowing UpDreamPersonalUp

I was part of the generation that was supposed to become doctors.

Robert Picardo

GenerationBecomePartSupposed

I'm proud to be British.

Roger Moore

ProudBritish

The object of the law of value is to elucidate the actual exchange relations of commodities.

Rudolf Hilferding

ValueLawExchangeObjectActual

I read Rumi, the 13th-century Persian poet, every day.

Mary Oliver

DayEvery DayPoetReadPersian

'Desperate Housewives' - there's no man on the planet that takes that personally, but if it were 'Desperate Househusbands,' they would shut ABC down.

Mike Binder

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In modelling or football, being 30 is very bad. But, for an actress, ageing is like wine. You taste better and better because your body, your mind, your feelings, all this is a tool and it's getting sharper with time.

Ludivine Sagnier

TimeFootballMindWineBetterBody

Doorman - a genius who can open the door of your car with one hand, help you in with the other, and still have one left for the tip.

Dorothy Kilgallen

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My little brother can play the guitar; he can sing. He was a worship leader at his church. Me, no talent.

Delilah

LeaderTalentBrotherMeGuitar

I write in a noisy, distracting world so the books can be read there.

Chuck Palahniuk

WorldWriteBooksReadI Write

Anglo-Saxon civilization has taught the individual to protect his own rights; American civilization will teach him to respect the rights of others.

William Jennings Bryan

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I'm not going to head off and do a Marvel film. So if I don't do a Marvel film, I don't have any other choice - I've got to go make a small New Zealand movie!

Peter Jackson

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