Pico Iyer Quotes

My Christmas present to myself each year is to see how much air travel can open up the world and take me to places as far from sheltered California and Japan as possible.

Pico Iyer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MyselfTravelMeWorldPresentYear

I think the reason these readers come back to me is because I represent their points of view. It may not be my point of view, but that's OK. Everyone still deserves to have their say.

Jodi Picoult

MeThinkViewPoint Of ViewBack

I loved pretending to be a middle-aged Jewish woman. I just wanted to do what I saw Gilda Radner and Carol Burnett doing. But I'm not a particularly good impressionist. It was never my strong suit.

Jenny Slate

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I love the idea of the Great Wall of Trump.

Ann Coulter

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I've come to realize I'm a professional, no matter if I'm 38, no matter if I'm 19 or 20. I'm a professional.

Michael Beasley

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If you like quick put-downs and aggressive interactions with the audience, you will probably not enjoy the rambles of an unusual character act making jokes about cats for an hour.

Amy Hoggart

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I have fun out there on the court, smiling, laughing, trying to have good demeanor.

Stephen Curry

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At least when you're acting you can be someone. In front of the camera you have to be yourself. And who am I?

Stephen Rea

YourselfBe YourselfSomeoneCamera

There are always going to be hospital dramas because if you're sitting in an emergency room for two hours, I guarantee you you are going to see something that makes you gasp. That's where drama comes from.

Rocky Carroll

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Marathon runners set explicit goals.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

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Life without idealism is empty indeed. We just hope or starve to death.

Pearl S. Buck

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I've noticed that girls between like 20 and 30 seem to know 'Can't Hardly Wait.' I got the goth kids who know 'Buffy.' I got this wide spectrum of people who range from like 8 to 13 who seem to know 'Scooby-Doo.' Then I get the international people who seem to know 'Austin Powers' and 'The Italian Job.'

Seth Green

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It surprises me how much children like me, you know? If they look at me as an example, I have a big responsibility.

Mario Balotelli

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