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William Safire Quotes

Writers who used to show off their erudition no longer sing in the bare ruined choir of the media.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: December 17, 1929 - September 27, 2009

Topics

Media Choir Show Off Used Off Sing

I love it when my books cause controversy, when people argue violently about the ending.

Love People Ending Controversy Argue

I don't feel my capabilities in cookery are as big as my desire - as with so many aspects of my life.

Anna Chancellor

Life Feel My Life Desire Big Many

Roger King is, without a doubt, the greatest salesman in the history of anything. And I don't ever limit him just to television. He could sell you anything.

History King Doubt You Television

A military base in a country like Afghanistan is also a web of relationships, a hub for the local economy, and a key player in the political ecosystem.

Key Political Country Relationships

Revolution, n. In politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.

Change Politics Revolution Form

Empathy is the most mysterious transaction that the human soul can have, and it's accessible to all of us, but we have to give ourselves the opportunity to identify, to plunge ourselves in a story where we see the world from the bottom up or through another's eyes or heart.

Opportunity Heart Eyes Soul Empathy

Unless you know a lot more about something than I do, I am not really that interested. I have too much information already.

I Am You Information Too Much Know

I'm writing a book and working on my one-woman show, Learning To Be Human.

Learning Writing Book Human Working

I love rides. I'm such an immature person.

Love Person Immature I Love Rides

The claim that too many criminals are being jailed, that there is over-incarceration, ignores an unfortunate fact: For the vast majority of crimes, a perpetrator is never identified or arrested, let alone prosecuted, convicted and jailed.

Alone Never Being Majority Claim

I am a perfectionist. This job is a total ego thing in a way. To be a designer and say, 'This is the way they should dress; this is the way their homes should look; this is the way the world should be.' But then, that's the goal: world domination through style.

Style Job I Am Dress World Ego

The vote, cast in a free atmosphere and with all inclinations and parties at present, was after all a vote to the Islamic Republic, to national independence, to the Constitution and to the Islamic causes.

Free Constitution Independence Vote

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