Pico Iyer Quotes

I write - though perhaps it sounds pretentious to say so - to make a clearing in the wilderness, to find out what I care about and what exactly to make of it.

Pico Iyer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WildernessCareFindSayWriteOut

In no instance is there to be a musical or opera of Inherit the Wind because it doesn't sing. It's an intellectual play.

Jerome Lawrence

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I was in preschool and a girl actually kissed me on the cheek. I didn't know what to do. I didn't know what it meant, so I instantly grabbed her face and kissed her on the lips. And, then I got suspended.

Jensen Ackles

GirlMeFaceLipsKnowHer

You can't blame someone for not knowing what his or her job should be if you don't ask for it right off the bat.

Jennifer Aniston

JobBlameSomeoneNot KnowingYou

Naturally, it is a terrible, despicable crime when, as in Munich, people are taken hostage, people are killed. But probing the motives of those responsible and showing that they are also individuals with families and have their own story does not excuse what they did.

Steven Spielberg

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I'm always just carrying a Tupperware cup, ever since my mom went to a Tupperware party and got 'em. I've left them strewn all over the U.S. and Europe. I drink iced tea out of them.

Si Robertson

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Saddam Hussein admired, studied, and copied Stalin, the paragon of modern dictators.

Simon Sebag Montefiore

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LCD Soundsystem - they put the drummer in front. I always thought that was cool. Because the drummer is usually the guy in the back.

Mike D

CoolThoughtBackDrummerAlways

You're not famous until my mother has heard of you.

Jay Leno

MotherFamousYouHeardUntil

I don't believe a champion is the biggest, baddest, meanest dude in the world. I think the champion is like a warrior; it's like the head knight or lead samurai: humble men of integrity, respect, and honor that treat people kindly.

Jon Jones

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I think flag football is a great alternative, and it's a great game in its own right. It's a wonderful alternative. You can develop all of the skills and athleticism and glean the lessons you can from contact football through playing flag.

Chris Borland

GreatFootballGameThinkYouFlag

I think that in each stage of your career, you need certain things to improve your game and to develop your style of play.

Arjen Robben

StyleGameThinkYouCareerPlay

More and more - especially the younger generation - are functioning outside the binary concept of gender. That's just next-generation stuff.

Anohni

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