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Anne Tyler Quotes

I just want to be told a story, and I want to believe I'm living that story, and I don't give a thought to influences or method or any other writerly concerns.

Anne Tyler

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: October 25, 1941

Topics

Believe Story Thought Want Living

I found out I wanted to be a filmmaker almost by accident after graduating from college in 2005.

Matthew Heineman

College Out Filmmaker Almost Found

I have the profoundest respect for people who behave in a generous way because of religion. But I come from a country where the misuse of religion has had catastrophic consequences. One must judge people not by what faith they proclaim but by what they do.

Amin Maalouf

Faith Respect Religion People Judge

I'll never get tired of being told I sound like Waylon Jennings, but I don't hear it myself.

Sturgill Simpson

Myself Tired Never Sound Being Get

Awakening your spiritual side is really what artists do. When you hit a groove, it's not you; it's the spirit world.

Tommy Chong

Spiritual World You Spirit Side Hit

The fact that Russia has shown a willingness to disrupt elections and undermine institutions should come as no surprise. Just ask our allies across Europe, particularly in places like Georgia and Ukraine.

Mike Quigley

Surprise Places Ask Georgia Europe

Growing up, I was poor. In college, I was poor. I never had anything.

Jon Jones

College Growing Up Growing Poor Up

The craziest thing about it, I used to hate fighting, but you had to show how tough you was; you had to show you wasn't no punk.

Deontay Wilder

Hate Tough Fighting You Punk Used

It has taken me so many years to finally be in my bed and fall asleep for six hours.

Clemantine Wamariya

Me Fall Bed Years Finally Hours

Although I'm a business major out of McGill University, I know nothing... but then I found out much later in life, nobody knows anything.

William Shatner

Life Business Nobody Know Nothing

As an artist development platform, we've proven that all the work done behind the scenes at American Idol, along with surviving the rigors of the intense live shows, can properly prepare a winner for a real-world music career opportunity.

Scott Borchetta

Work Live Music Opportunity American

Obama achieved something in his first year with health care that successive presidents have been unable to achieve.

Tina Brown

Health Care Year Achieve First Been

I think that American presidents, that position in itself, as well as American foreign policy, it has terrorism in it. CIA agents going to overthrow certain governments - they're using terrorist tactics. They're not going in there like, 'Hey, you wanna have some cake?'

Lupe Fiasco

Cake Think American You Terrorism