Augusten Burroughs Quotes

My parents had this relationship that was really terrifying. I mean, the level of hatred that they had, and the level of physical abuse - my mother would beat up my father, basically - and I think I was drawn to images on television that were bright and reflective.

Augusten Burroughs

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 23, 1965

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FatherMotherRelationshipParents

I don't feel like I've changed as much as radio formats have changed.

Jewel

FeelRadioLikeChangedMuch

One of the influences of Kafka over later writers is not so much in the content of his work as in its form.

John Kessel

WorkOverContentInfluencesMuch

The peace movement is a great force for peace. Some of the world's most quarrelsome people act out their aggressions through the peace movement.

John McCarthy

GreatPeacePeopleWorldMovement

I like to understand, very specifically, what it is I'm seeing, and where it is and where it's going, and a lot of that is just hitting the mark and following the dotted line. But that's good, too because there's concentration and focus that's involved in that.

Stephen Lang

GoodFocusSeeingUnderstandLine

You think Jay-Z is going broke? LeBron is going broke? These guys have figured it out. They came from poor backgrounds, broken homes, and they figured out how to be businessmen. They become new aspirations.

Steve Stoute

BrokenThinkYouNewPoorBecome

Forty-two thousand people is an attractive target for people who want to hurt us. And a ballpark that's about 6 feet, at one point, from the street is as big a target as any we can imagine.

Mike Quigley

PeopleFeetHurtTargetWantStreet

That's a job that it makes a few friendships, but it probably breaks more.

Michael McKean

JobMoreFriendshipsBreaksFew

Find what you love to do and you'll never work a day in your life, that's true. But also always try to fill a niche. What can you try to do that is different?

Lisa Vanderpump

LifeWorkLoveDayYouFind

I think cultures of conformity produce vast quantities of shame, both in people who simply can't conform and people who do conform, but underneath, they're not feeling conformist.

Jonathan Franzen

PeopleThinkFeelingShameCultures

You may be able to fool the voters, but not the atmosphere.

Donella Meadows

FoolEnvironmentalYouMayAble

I don't have a real attraction or interest to national politics, so I want to see Republicans win across the board in the state of Arizona, because those policies of lower taxes and lighter regulation and strong foreign policy are important to me.

Doug Ducey

PoliticsMeWinStrongImportant

You just hope that you will get the opportunity to do what you love and pay your bills, and that is being a success as an actor.

Debra Messing

LoveSuccessOpportunityHopeYou

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