Anne Fadiman Quotes

The most important thing when starting out with essay writing is to find a voice with which you're comfortable. You need to find a persona that is very much like you, but slightly caricatured.

Anne Fadiman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 7, 1953

Topics

WritingVoiceYouFindImportant

Kids will not listen to that. They're going to experiment no matter what, so you have to be honest.

Jenny McCarthy

YouWillMatterListenExperiment

On college campuses, in newsrooms, and now in the highest corridors of power, with Barack Obama in the Oval Office, the politically correct Left is wielding its weaponry with the confidence that it can take down any group, anyone, or anything.

Andrew Breitbart

ConfidencePowerCollegeDownGroup

Had it not been for slavery, the death penalty would have likely been abolished in America. Slavery became a haven for the death penalty.

Angela Davis

DeathSlaveryAmericaDeath Penalty

A great story poorly told doesn't do anybody any good at all, and nobody wants to hear it, and nobody wants to read it. The craft of it is really more important than the subject matter.

Jason Isbell

GoodGreatStoryNobodyImportant

We've seen some insane signs: 'Is that a loaf of bread in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?' Funny stuff along those lines. Very original. One just said, 'I will do unspeakable things.' I thought that was very interesting - and mildly terrifying!

Josh Hutcherson

FunnyHappyMeThoughtInteresting

At the end of the day, I understand that life has road blocks, and life is like school - you'll be tested; we gotta pass it.

DJ Khaled

LifeDaySchoolRoadEndYou

There was a perception that reality-show people are just mere personalities, that they don't have real talent, and I worked real hard to change peoples' minds, one show at a time, and proved a lot of people wrong. I'm proud I was the first to do that for 'Idol' on Broadway!

Diana DeGarmo

ChangeTimeTalentPeopleProud

It's not necessary, in order to be a complete person, that I have a man. It's not the end-all, be-all of my life.

Cher

LifeManMy LifePersonOrder

The web's democratic in one way and distinctly undemocratic in another way. And I think a lot of the confusion about the political ramifications have to do with that one word having so many meanings. So, it's democratic in that it quite literally delivers power to the people; it, it essentially opens up participation in the public's mind.

Clay Shirky

PowerPeopleMindThinkPolitical

I like everything that is wrong about Chicago.

Brian Azzarello

WrongChicagoEverythingLikeAbout

We all share a common goal - we want our children to succeed.

Bob Taft

ChildrenSucceedGoalWantShare

People recognise me and come up to me sometimes, but I'm not like George Clooney.

Seth Rogen

PeopleMeSometimesUpComeLike

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