Susan Orlean Quotes

I want a chainsaw very badly, because I think cutting down a tree would be unbelievably satisfying. I have asked for a chainsaw for my birthday, but I think I'll probably be given jewelry instead.

Susan Orlean

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BirthdayTreeJewelryThinkDown

How many people have had starter marriages? For some reason, mine really offends people.

Jessica Seinfeld

PeopleReasonMineMarriagesSome

Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman.

Mencius

ManStupidArtistDesireWillRight

Still, the film nearly didn't happen a number of times. There were great arguments with United Artists about how to reduce the cost because they were nothing if not conscious of the price of the film.

John Schlesinger

GreatPriceNothingHappenCost

I'm pro-WWE, but also I maintain my independence and speak my true thoughts, never bashing the product. But yes, I can be critical. I've earned the right to be critical.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

ThoughtsSpeakIndependenceI Can

Saddam's fate should be in the hands of his country men. They were the major victims of his brutal reign and should decide his life, death, or permanent imprisonment. Personally, I would lock him away forever.

Ronnie James Dio

LifeMenDeathFateHandsCountry

You can't be all you are meant to be if you think you are better than others, and you can't be all you are meant to be if you think you are less than others, either.

Ruby Dee

ThinkBetterYouMeant To BeOthers

If there's anything that's important to a reporter, it is integrity. It is credibility.

Mike Wallace

IntegrityImportantAnythingReporter

Constant exposure to dangers will breed contempt for them.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

WillExposureContemptConstantThem

Being chronically shy I needed to create a persona for myself and be involved with a band where I could be ruler of my own kingdom. Then Pulp became hugely popular and I lost control of it, which is when it all went wrong.

Jarvis Cocker

MyselfControlWrongCreateLost

Communication is important.

Douglas Booth

CommunicationImportant

I have some weird habits. For instance, I love beets. Show me a salad bar and I will clean them out of their beets.

Chris Pratt

LoveMeWeirdWillSaladClean

Being an actor, you always feel like you're swimming upstream. People are going, 'No, they don't like you. They don't like the way you look. They don't like how old you are.'

Bradley Whitford

PeopleSwimmingFeelYouLookWay

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