Anne Lamott Quotes

If you asked me, parents were supposed to affect the life of their child in such a way that the child grows up to be responsible, able to participate in life and in community.

Anne Lamott

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 10, 1954

Topics

LifeCommunityChildParentsMeYou

There's no question that I've done wrong. I take full responsibility for having done wrong. I will regret for the rest of my life the pain and the harm that I've caused to others. But I did not break the law.

John Edwards

LifeResponsibilityPainLawRest

New Zealanders can be a little hostile.

Melanie Lynskey

NewLittleHostile

Can a nation use the methods of terrorism? Can it harm innocent civilians in the process? What are the costs? Where is the line?

Ronen Bergman

ProcessInnocentTerrorismLineHarm

I cannot live under pressures from patrons, let alone paint.

Michelangelo

LiveAlonePaintCannotPressures

I can find every jacket under the sun that I like. But I cannot find trousers cut the way I want them. They're all really tight at the bottom. Nobody does a boot cut on a trouser leg. It drives me crazy.

Jay Kay

SunMeCrazyFindI CanNobody

I'm obsessed with the idea of social TV.

Dennis Crowley

SocialIdeaTVObsessed

I don't trust people who are likable.

Claire Messud

TrustPeopleWhoLikable

I am very proud to be Brazilian and more motivated than ever to demonstrate what I can do.

Bruno Senna

I AmProudI CanMoreMotivatedAm

I stay in my bubble; I concentrate on the football. I work, and I try to learn English as quickly as possible.

Anthony Martial

WorkFootballLearnBubblePossible

The composers could no longer direct all performances in person, and so the responsibility of interpreting their works in the spirit in which they had been conceived was placed upon conductors.

Anton Seidl

ResponsibilityPersonSpiritBeen

A hospital may spend several million dollars separating a pair of conjoined twins even though that separation is likely to leave them worse off.

Alice Dreger

SeparationTwinsHospitalLeaveMay

I've been training jiu-jitsu for a while. It just didn't really click in my brain. Maybe sometimes I get a bit lazy. By the time I realize I'm in trouble, I'm already caught. You can't really think about it. You've got to just react as it happens.

Mark Hunt

TimeTrainingBrainThinkYouLazy

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