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Christopher Buckley Quotes

Catch-22's admirers cross boundaries - ideological, generational, geographical.

Christopher Buckley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: September 28, 1952

Topics

Boundaries Cross Catch-22 Ideological

Government is to point you in the right direction, and not to do everything for you.

Government Direction You Right Point

As a society, I think older women are marginalized, but I think that has changed so much in the last twenty years.

Women Society Think Older Women Last

Being married is not the same as having a kid because being married to another adult who can take care of themselves to a degree is different than having a kid that is completely dependent on you.

Care Take Care You Kid Same Degree

I speak from a black woman's perspective, and that's a specific perspective, but sometimes there are things I want to be understood by folks who may not have an entryway into that concept, so I have to think about how I can open the space to bring those people in. And that does require balance.

Perspective Woman Balance Space

It's important for a villain to be as threatening as possible, whether physically, mentally or emotionally... however you want to do it. If you can combine all three, well, that's the ultimate villain.

Villain You Important Three Possible

I don't respect phoniness.

Everyone I look up to is bringing me into the tech world. You'd be surprised by all the music people in it, invested in it.

Music People Me World You Look

I love musical theater because it's live. There is no Auto-Tune. There's no second chance. What you see is what you get. You have to be amazing every night.

Love Live Amazing Night Chance You

When it seems like the whole world thinks you're bad, it's hard to hang on to your goodness.

Anthony Ray Hinton

World You Bad Goodness Hard Hang

I'd rather break stones on the king's highway than hem a handkerchief.

King Break Highway Stones Rather

The mission of art is to represent nature not to imitate her.

William Morris Hunt

Nature Art Mission Her Imitate

My philosophy is: If you can't have fun, there's no sense in doing it.

Fun Have Fun Doing Philosophy You

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