Alison Gopnik Quotes

The ancient media of speech and song and theater were radically reshaped by writing, though they were never entirely supplanted, a comfort perhaps to those of us who still thrill to the smell of a library.

Alison Gopnik

Recitation: by Male by Female

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WritingSongLibraryMediaSpeech

I ski and grew up skiing.

Jeffrey Wright

SkiingUpGrewSki

I take class at the Groundlings, and my personal coach is Lesley Kahn.

Jenn Proske

PersonalClassCoachTake

It is not about the money. It's the public service aspect. Absolutely, I think it has qualities of redemption. The city gets a second chance. I get a second chance.

John Rowland

ServiceMoneyCityChanceThinkGet

It's ok to show all your colors.

Luis Guzman

ColorsShowYourOK

As long as there is a new twist in the storyline, there cannot be any space for monotony.

Divyanka Tripathi

SpaceLongNewTwistCannotAny

What do I think about the way most people dress? Most people are not something one thinks about.

Diana Vreeland

DressPeopleThinkWaySomething

I'm here to actually deliver art and deliver the creation, you know, wherever the music brings somebody.

Desiigner

MusicArtYouKnowCreationHere

My sister Tiffany told me years ago, 'You can never write about me.' Then she called six months ago and said she wanted to be in a story. She was worried people thought I didn't like her.

David Sedaris

PeopleMeSisterStoryThoughtYou

More often than not, theatre critics bubble with enthusiasm about plays that are, when all is said and done, really pretty average.

Craig Brown

TheatreEnthusiasmSaidDoneBubble

I don't have the attention span for sports.

Colbie Caillat

SportsAttentionAttention SpanSpan

In my next lifetime, I want to come back as a composer.

Bob Fosse

BackWantNextLifetimeCome

I had body insecurities when I was younger. I still do.

Ariel Winter

BodyStillInsecuritiesYoungerHad

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