Pico Iyer Quotes

I think of myself as living so much outside borders or old categories that I choose as my leaders U2, the Dalai Lama, Vaclav Havel, Sigur Ros, Desmond Tutu, Barack Obama, and the girl next door. By definition, in short, my leaders are the ones who think in terms larger, and more intimate, than any country.

Pico Iyer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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GirlMyselfDoorThinkShortChoose

I find DIY really therapeutic. I lose myself in it, because you can concentrate on the task and not think about all the other stuff going on in your life.

Andrea McLean

LifeMyselfThinkYouLoseFind

You can't just say jazz is dead.

Statik Selektah

YouSayJazzDeadJust

No one can pass through life, any more than he can pass through a bit of country, without leaving tracks behind, and those tracks may often be helpful to those coming after him in finding their way.

Robert Baden-Powell

LifeFindingCountryLeavingWay

When I first started all this, it was mostly music fans that came along, Stones fans. But now, I'm being taken seriously. I've got highfalutin' art collectors and everything!

Ronnie Wood

MusicArtNowSeriouslyFirstFans

My work isn't about form. It's about seeing.

Roy Lichtenstein

WorkSeeingFormAbout

Climate change is not a theoretical question for the people of the Caribbean.

Miroslav Lajcak

ChangePeopleClimate ChangeQuestion

I have always thought that being a good American is appreciating the world, not just your own country.

Johnny Weir

GoodWorldThoughtAmericanCountry

Washington is still very much a male-oriented culture. Being from Los Angeles, I think it is less so there - there is less attachment to tradition, perhaps, there is more flexibility, more acceptance of change generally. That is partly because of Hollywood.

Dee Dee Myers

ChangeCultureAcceptanceThinkMore

What sets 'Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children' apart is Riggs's use of 'found' photographs as a spark of inspiration for the narrative. 'Found' describes art created from common objects that are not normally considered art.

Claire Cameron

HomeChildrenArtSparkInspiration

You get a lot of people requesting photographs but I tend to keep myself to myself, pull my cap down.

Brendan Coyle

MyselfPeopleYouDownCapGet

My dad was good with actions.

William Shatner

GoodActionsDad

Work on the accent, it will enliven the whole.

Pierre Bonnard

WorkWillWholeAccent

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