Christopher Hitchens Quotes

And when I was young, my family was perfectly nice. I write a lot about it, as you noticed. But it was rather limited. I think, I don't think anyone in my family would really feel I'd done them an injustice by saying that. We didn't see many people. There were many books. It was as if I wanted to get away from home.

Christopher Hitchens

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Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 13, 1949 - December 15, 2011

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From the very depth of my being, I challenge the right of any man or any group of men, in business or in government, to tell a fellow human being that he or she is expendable.

Jimmy Reid

BusinessChallengeMenManGroup

The lowest budget U.S. films are ten times times better than shooting in Tibet.

Joan Chen

BetterBudgetShootingTenThan

I grew up in the suburbs outside of Newcastle, and there were blank walls, and there was a lot of space to imagine - the fields and the motorways - so I used to sit and talk to myself as different people.

Andrea Riseborough

MyselfWallsSpacePeopleTalkUp

I've never worried about age.

Jeanne Moreau

AgeNeverAboutWorried

If I wanted to work financially, I would have made a series of different choices. I do get offered lots of movies which you could make a lot of money out of. And I always say, 'Why would I do that, when someone else could do it much better than me? Why would I want to do an action picture? Why?'

Stephen Daldry

WorkMoneyMeActionChoicesBetter

The best fiction is geared towards conflict. We learn most about our characters through tension, when they are put up against insurmountable obstacles. This is true in real life.

Sufjan Stevens

LifeBestConflictObstaclesLearn

It's true that Blake was emotionally disturbed - always has been - but he doesn't have murder in his heart. If he was going to do any damage to anything or anyone, it would be to himself.

Tommy Bond

HeartTrueAlwaysAnythingGoingHe

I don't think there's anybody better than Leonardo DiCaprio, and I've been saying that since before anyone knew who he was.

Michael Keaton

SayingThinkBetterBeenWhoKnew

It's not just human nature to associate in tribes. It's deeper than that.

Jordan Peterson

NatureHuman NatureHumanJustThan

If I simply stay in that moment on the pitch and read the game, I can do so much more.

Christen Press

MomentGameI CanMoreStaySimply

I don't believe in professional dissidents. I think it's just a phase, like adolescence.

Aung San Suu Kyi

BelieveThinkProfessionalJustLike

You can't change the world alone - you will need some help - and to truly get from your starting point to your destination takes friends, colleagues, the good will of strangers and a strong coxswain to guide them.

William H. McRaven

ChangeGoodAloneChange The World

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