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Aram Saroyan Quotes

You're isolated as a writer, so I always envied people who could get up early and drive to work and fit into society.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: american
Birth: September 25, 1943

Topics

Work People Society Drive You Early

As we have always seen here in the U.S. the universal truth about elections is that people vote their pocketbook.

Truth People Vote Always Seen Here

Alas few socialists are either benevolent enough to work hard at these occupations out of benevolence or self-interested enough to work hard at them for money.

Work Money Work Hard Enough Hard

I think that laughter and death are closely related: comedy is the quintessential human reaction to the fear of death. It's probably linked with the fact that we are the only animals who know we must die.

Maurizio Cattelan

Fear Death Laughter Think Die Know

But I certainly made mistakes, for which I regret, I think most human beings in their lifetime make mistakes, mine ended up in two years prison - two very remarkable years from which I learnt a lot.

Mistakes Regret Prison Think Human

A lot of people are programmed to think, 'Oh, I want to do this, but I also want this.' It's like they want everything. You want your cake, and you want to eat it, too. Even though I guess you're supposed to eat cake, but I never really get that saying.

Cake People Saying Think You Want

Pizza's actually healthy for you if you don't eat too much of it. If you eat one or two slices, it's very nutritious.

Pizza You Too Much Healthy Two Eat

Being recognised on the street in New York is pretty surreal.

New York New Street Pretty Being

Music-wise, I like anything with a beat to it. With walkout songs, I pick something to keep me going and to rile me up.

Me Up Anything Beat Something Going

As far as I'm concerned, I'm now in the business of making spiritual records and using my voice for that purpose.

Sinead O'Connor

Business Purpose Spiritual Voice Now

Mentally, I have to get my body and mind in the right place before I start the routine, but once into the zone, it's like I turn on a switch. I envision myself doing the same thing for the Olympic Games.

Myself Mind Start Doing Body Place

But some people act like they think I live in the jungle someplace.

Roberto Clemente

Live People Think Jungle Some People

I grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, watching the Tony Awards on TV. Not just 'watching' the Tony Awards on TV - I would record them on a VHS tape and bring them in to school and show them to the other kids.

School Awards Watching Up Bring TV

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