Annie Dillard Quotes

If you're going to publish a book, you probably are going to make a fool of yourself.

Annie Dillard

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

FoolYourselfBookYouGoingMake

No matter what, all I want to do is win. I don't care what anybody says, any media outlet, anybody says as a person; the one thing they can't say is that I don't want to win.

Jimmy Butler

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Sometimes, life is unfair, and you have to suck it up and move on and not use it as an excuse.

Robert Kraft

LifeYouMove OnSometimesUnfair

And we have abundant natural energy resources in the country. We haven't been taking adequate advantage of them, and we can burn coal in a clean way; we could improve the grid.

John W. Snow

EnergyCountryBurnWayCleanBeen

Dams have harmed our wildlife and made rivers less useful for recreation.

Stephen Ambrose

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I probably would like to do more than I do, because I love working, but I can't work more than I work because I have to do some facetime with the family, and the work that I do is just all-encompassing.

Michelle Pfeiffer

WorkFamilyLoveMoreWorkingJust

I have full confidence in the IMF. It is a very strong international institution.

Jose Manuel Barroso

ConfidenceStrongInstitutionFull

I cannot join the space program and restart my life as an astronaut, but this opportunity to connect my abilities as an educator with my interests in history and space is a unique opportunity to fulfill my early fantasies.

Christa McAuliffe

LifeOpportunityHistorySpaceEarly

During the season... fun, to me, is getting sacks, making tackles and winning games. It's not spending money, girls, or, you know, this and that.

Clay Matthews III

MoneyFunMeWinningYouKnow

Try to forget what objects you have before you - a tree, a house, a field, or whatever. Merely think, 'Here is a little square of blue, here an oblong of pink, here a streak of yellow,' and paint it just as it looks to you, the exact color and shape, until it gives you your own impression of the scene before you.

Claude Monet

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I'm not a jukebox; I don't play exactly what the crowd wants to hear - that doesn't make sense. But, I do look at people requests. At the end of the day, they are the ticket payers and they are the ones that come to the show. If I played music that purely entertains me, I'd play very weird music.

Armin van Buuren

MusicDayPeopleMeEndWeird

I feel we all have a stake in our community as much as we do in our own spirits, and seeking avenues of generosity is the direct path to peace among us.

Shari Arison

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I shall need to sleep three weeks on end to get rested from the rest I've had.

Thomas Mann

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