Annie Dillard Quotes

The notion of the infinite variety of detail and the multiplicity of forms is a pleasing one; in complexity are the fringes of beauty, and in variety are generosity and exuberance.

Annie Dillard

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 30, 1945

Topics

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I love being the center of attention.

John Mayer

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The doctors realized in retrospect that even though most of these dead had also suffered from burns and blast effects, they had absorbed enough radiation to kill them. The rays simply destroyed body cells - caused their nuclei to degenerate and broke their walls.

John Hersey

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We all struggle to find our place, and schools can be cruel to kids who aren't part of a pack.

Trudie Styler

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I'm very aware of the fact that Broadway musicals being brought to the screen are very few and far between, and it's important to continue that relationship between Broadway and film. It's a privilege and an honor for me to be instrumental in some way in keeping that alive.

Rob Marshall

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Writing a whole series was a crash course in screenwriting, which is a very different muscle to standup comedy writing.

Ronny Chieng

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Chelsea feels like a big family.

Michy Batshuayi

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The fans still want to see me, sweat pants and all.

Mick Foley

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I'm realizing I need to be in close proximity to everyone I'm working with because that - I don't know - it keeps me engaged.

Lou Barlow

MeKnowNeedEveryoneWorkingClose

Chefs are at the end of a long chain of individuals who work hard to feed people. Farmers, beekeepers, bakers, scientists, fishermen, grocers, we are all part of that chain, all food people, all dedicated to feeding the world.

Jose Andres

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I don't care how good a song is - if it holds back the storyline, stalls the plot, your audience will reject it.

Dorothy Fields

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After high school in 1969, I was appointed to the Air Force Academy. In '73, I studied for my postgraduate degree and became a USAF pilot in 1974. After my discharge in 1980, I became a commercial pilot and flew my first airline flight at Pacific Southwest Airlines in 1980.

Chesley Sullenberger

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Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple and nutritious aliment, and temperance in all things are necessary branches of the regimen of health.

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

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