Alice Munro Quotes

I think, when you are growing up, you have to pull apart from what your mother wants or needs. You've got to go your own way, and that's what I did.

Alice Munro

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: July 10, 1931

Topics

MotherGrowing UpThinkYouGrowing

Some days, I do feel that pressure of, 'What do I mean as a black woman? What am I representing?' It honestly just gives me anxiety.

Jessica Williams

WomanMeBlackPressureAnxiety

A wise man thinks what is easy is difficult.

John Churton Collins

ManWiseWise ManEasyDifficult

There's a risk to everything you do. You can take off on a one-foot wave and get hurt; you can take off on a ten-foot wave and get hurt. You just don't think about it at all. You just go for it. When you kick out of a really big wave, it feels pretty damn good. You want to do it again.

John John Florence

GoodThinkHurtWaveYouDamn

I'm going to marry a Jewish woman because I like the idea of getting up Sunday morning and going to the deli.

Michael J. Fox

FunnyMorningWomanSundayJewish

As a writer, I have this compulsion to take characters who appear formidable and bombard them with adversity until they crumble. What's interesting is watching them rise again, and seeing how they've changed and grown, if indeed they have.

Jean Hanff Korelitz

AdversityInterestingSeeingRise

We did not have anyone like a manager, who could guide us and make it happen.

Steve Brown

Make It HappenManagerHappenUsWho

I know why Migos are popular - they're good, and they make great videos, and they're funny.

Stephen Malkmus

FunnyGoodGreatKnowWhyVideos

You know, the man of my dreams might walk round the corner tomorrow. I'm older and wiser and I think I'd make a great girlfriend. I live in the realm of romantic possibility.

Stevie Nicks

DreamsLiveGreatRomanticWalkMan

When I'm making records, I like it to be quite fast. Don't let the band learn it too well.

Stevie Jackson

LearnFastBandWellRecordsLike

I've been sort of coasting on 'Peep Show.' So now it's kind of, 'When I grow up, I'm going to have to be an actor if I'm not careful.'

Robert Webb

GrowNowKindActorGrow UpUp

Climate change was a point of division between Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney. The president declared climate change a global threat, acknowledged that the actions of humanity were deepening the crisis, and pledged to do something about it if elected.

Ron Fournier

ChangeHumanityClimate ChangeCrisis

'Crouching Tiger,' of course, was a very dramatic role for me, and the fighting was very serious.

Michelle Yeoh

MeFightingTigerSeriousRoleVery

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