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Susan Orlean Quotes

Everything rational and sensible abandons me when I try to throw out photographs. Time and time again, I hold one over a wastebasket, and then find it impossible to release my fingers and let the picture drop and disappear.

Susan Orlean

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: October 31, 1955

Topics

Time Me Impossible Picture Find Try

If you never try, you'll never know what you are capable of.

John Barrow

You Know Try Never Capable

I grew up in Texas in a family that fished and hunted, so I've shot guns as a kid.

Stark Sands

Family Texas Kid Guns Up Shot

I was actually in New Zealand studying, and I just got discovered. I was with my friend shopping, and this woman came up to me and was like, 'Would you like to come in? I own an agency.'

Stella Maxwell

Friend Woman Me Shopping You New

When I started studying acting, I was enamoured of actors who used movement to enhance the language.

Steven Berkoff

Language Acting Studying Movement

I'm massively inspired by Janet Jackson, and I adore Whitney Houston and Madonna.

Shura

Houston Inspired Adore Madonna

I have no upper arm strength!

Torrey DeVitto

Strength Arm Upper

The president has been a true friend of the ag industry, because he continues to invest large amounts of money at a time when savings is really the goal of the federal government to deal with the deficit.

Mike Johanns

Friend Time Money True Friend Goal

I don't drink milk, and I don't eat bread, pasta or rice. But I eat a lot of meat, chicken, fish and salads.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Fish Bread Chicken Milk Pasta Meat

I release my scoops strategically.

Mike Cernovich

Release Strategically

Sometimes labeling is only useful, like with OCD. Once you're labeled you can be treated. On other occasions labeling leads to tyranny, like with childhood bipolar disorder in the U.S.

Jon Ronson

Childhood You Tyranny Sometimes Only

I like to look good, my friend.

Conor McGregor

Good Friend Look Like My Friend

I want to tell the story. Mostly, when you see rock movies, it has to be this over-the-top thing. I want to give people a Bret Michaels movie where they see that my life is a comedy of errors. I also want to show my fans how to get through the kind of troubles that would leave most people flat on the floor.

Bret Michaels

Life People Story My Life Comedy