Pico Iyer Quotes

It takes courage, of course, to step out of the fray, as it takes courage to do anything that's necessary, whether tending to a loved one on her deathbed or turning away from that sugarcoated doughnut.

Pico Iyer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: indian
  • Birth: February 11, 1957

Topics

CourageStepLovedOutAnythingHer

There are certain historical figures of such importance that we need to know everything about them, which is why books about Napoleon, Lincoln, Julius Caesar, Joan of Arc, Queen Elizabeth I, and the great religious founders continue to proliferate; these lives require constant reevaluation and interpretation.

Robert Gottlieb

GreatQueenKnowWhyNeedFounders

I'm always so inspired by Jeff Eastin's writing.

Matt Bomer

WritingAlwaysInspiredJeff

In college - while figuring the things out that most people do in college - I had no game. No confidence. I had Birkenstocks. And overalls. A budding romance novel addiction. But no cool. No poise. I was trying on a thousand different personalities, but a lot of them were formed by the perceptions of others.

Molly O'Keefe

ConfidencePeopleCollegeCoolGame

I'm just honored that people still like us and people are still nice to me.

Johnny Ramone

PeopleMeNiceHonoredUsJust

I always hated the Grateful Dead. Never even bought a Led Zeppelin album.

Denis Leary

GratefulDeadNeverAlwaysEvenLed

We've gone from, in the '50s and '60s, being very optimistic about the future, where the future is all spaceships and The Jetsons and flying cars, to where we were just sure the future was going to be a massive pile of rubble.

David Wong

FutureFlyingGoneWhereGoingSure

If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live in peace.

Chief Joseph

LivePeaceManWhiteHeIndian

Watching my family work so hard has been so inspirational, and I think I really got their work ethic.

Chloe Kim

WorkInspirationalFamilyThinkHard

I've teamed up with Pine Sol to celebrate the makers of home.

Christina Milian

HomeCelebratePineUpMakers

And for me, the real world involves everything: risk, danger, beauty, energy, all we meet with in the real world.

Christo

BeautyMeWorldEnergyMeetRisk

I'm just used to working harder than everybody and other people taking the credit.

Poo Bear

PeopleCreditUsedWorkingJust

The Beijing Olympics were an exercise in Chinese soft power. Americans have the 'Voice of America' and the Fulbright scholarships. But, the fact is, in fact, that probably Hollywood and MTV and McDonalds have done more for American soft power around the world than any specifically government activity.

Shashi Tharoor

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