Pico Iyer Quotes

I think writing is really about a journey of understanding. So you take something that seems very far away, and the more you write about it, the more you travel into it, and you see it from within.

Pico Iyer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

JourneyTravelWritingThinkYou

There's not much simplifying. You gotta know what you gotta know. That's how the quarterback position is, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Jimmy Garoppolo

YouKnowWayPositionQuarterback

Either you can do what others want, or you can do what you want to do. That's an easy call.

Jim Harrison

EasyYouWantOthersCallEither

When the narrative itself starts knocking on the glassed-in box that was your prescription for how you were going to write this novel... you have to listen to it.

Jim Crace

YouListenWriteBoxGoingYour

The difficulty of writing a good theatre play set in new reality was even greater given that the level of similitude to life that is allowed in a film would not work on the stage.

Andrzej Wajda

LifeWorkGoodWritingTheatrePlay

I think, in the wake of Sept. 11, it's important for the American public to understand that to the extent that there are individuals within the United States who would undertake terrorist attacks, that we are doing something to address that.

Robert Mueller

ThinkAmericanDoingUnderstand

In the studio, my brother and I have always used a lot of Marshall amps. We like to keep it pretty basic. We just use a couple of cabinets each - sometimes just one, if we think that's enough. We mainly go for 100-watt and 50-watt heads.

Angus Young

BrotherThinkEnoughGoSometimes

I first noticed my varicose veins when I was pregnant with my second child, and I'd always thought that it was something that affected older, inactive people. I looked at my lifestyle and thought, 'I can't be a candidate for this.' Eventually, the pain became something I couldn't ignore.

Summer Sanders

PainChildPeopleThoughtIgnore

Investing in girls can actually move the needle in communities... and can actually benefit boys, because girls are the mothers of boys.

Soledad O'Brien

InvestingMothersMoveBecause

I grip very close to the butt of the racket. This allows me to get a lot of wrist action to create more spin and whip.

Sloane Stephens

MeActionCreateButtMoreSpin

The last thing you want to see is your great players in the press box or in the locker room.

Rocky Wirtz

GreatYouWantBoxSeeRoom

I learned during my term and in the presidency that we should not discuss about assumptions or insinuations. If one day I have to do something against the U.S., the first one to get to know what I was going to do would be the president of the U.S.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

DayAssumptionsKnowOne DayFirst

Dating is just awkward moments and one person wants more than the other. It's just that constant strangeness. I think it's a very real thing.

Jason Schwartzman

DatingThinkMomentsPersonMore

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