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Augusten Burroughs Quotes

I'm like the guy who prepares your taxes or a dentist. I'm very conservative and boring in a lot of ways.

Augusten Burroughs

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Boring Conservative Taxes Dentist

But I think the - what the tea party movement demonstrates, and I think the, the, the enthusiasm that we're seeing from independents and Republicans, is that if Washington isn't going to change itself, then we're going to change Washington. And I think that's what we're seeing.

Change Tea Think Enthusiasm Seeing

All trembling, I reached the Falls of Niagara, and oh, what a scene! My blood shudders still, although I am not a coward, at the grandeur of the Creator's power; and I gazed motionless on this new display of the irresistible force of one of His elements.

John James Audubon

Power I Am New Blood Coward Force

I was one of these people, especially early in my career, who balanced the equation too much in favor of my job; I spent most of my life focusing on that. But becoming a dad gave me back perspective; it brought balance into my life.

Life Perspective Job Balance People

I'm a fairly fast, but sloppy writer, so I'm a big fan of re-writing, and re-writing again.

Jeannette Walls

Fast Big Big Fan Fan Again Writer

I grew up in the suburbs among highly educated people, in a house crammed with books. It was a culture rich in ideas, stimulation, entertainment, and mental activity, all helpful to the nurture of an imaginative child who wanted from an early age to be a writer.

Age Culture Child People Ideas Rich

I always wanted to meet Nelson Mandela, and I have friends who knew him, but I didn't get to meet Mandela. I always thought he was a spectacular character.

Character Thought Friends Meet Him

Parma is an amazing Parmesan cheese substitute made from walnuts. It tastes like a dream and is healthy, to boot!

Amazing Dream Cheese Healthy Made

I've found that people who design computers don't know a lot about displays.

Mary Lou Jepsen

People Computers Design Know Found

I always ask God to work through me and let me be a light of some kind and help in this world, so I always pray for that, and I always want to do good.

Work Good God Light Me World

In its heyday, the blazer had come to symbolise a kind of conventional decency. Yacht club commodores and school bursars wore blazers. People who played bowls wore blazers.

School People Kind Club Decency Who

I have been very independent from day I arrived in Washington.

Claire McCaskill

Day Washington Independent Been Very

No one faith is necessarily superior to another. All explanations are valid and in some respects when it comes to the big mysteries of life.

Life Faith Big Superior Some Valid

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