Susan Orlean Quotes

There are many bad things in this world of ours, but the use of the word 'monetize' has to rank high among them. Also, 'incentivize.' Actually, all the '-ize' words, like 'contextualize' and 'utilize' and 'prioritize.' And - this is almost too horrible to type - 'juniorize.'

Susan Orlean

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Topics

WordsWorldBadHighPrioritize

There are three types of words: words we all know, words we should know, and words nobody knows. Don't use the third category.

John Grisham

WordsNobodyKnowThreeKnowsThird

That's John Constantine. You put him in a corner, and you squeeze him, and he'll find his way out. There's something in him - he's a great escape artist.

Matt Ryan

GreatYouArtistFindEscapeWay

I once dated someone who worked at McDonald's. She came up and asked if I wanted a Big Mac.

John Stamos

SomeoneMcDonaldSheUpBigWho

Created by writer Beau Willimon, who's worked on several political campaigns, 'House of Cards' cannily exploits the current widespread cynicism for our politics, catering to a public scorn that's warranted and also glib in the sort of cheap pox-on-both-houses way that means not having to pay attention.

Steve Erickson

PoliticsPoliticalAttentionHouse

I like cable: you only work four months out of the year and have the other eight months to do movies if you want.

Travis Fimmel

WorkYearYouWantMoviesOut

I went to school for folk music back when I was a teenager and learned hundreds of songs.

Roger McGuinn

MusicSchoolBackFolk MusicSongs

All of us know today the value of communications satellites, weather satellites, resources satellites, etc.

Rusty Schweickart

TodayValueWeatherKnowResources

You know, if you play on home soil sometimes funny things can happen and you have that push of the crowd.

Ruud Gullit

FunnyHomePushYouPlaySometimes

I have a theory that because my kitchen is small, you can't preheat an oven and deal with dough at the same time, although maybe it's just that I'm a bad baker.

Rumaan Alam

TimeKitchenSmallYouBadSame

For me, I was always just a down-to-earth guy. From Day 1 my rookie year, I've been the same. As an offensive lineman, we just want to be under-the-radar, humble guys, just like to do our work and not be noticed.

Michael Oher

WorkHumbleDayMeYearWant

It's not so much about what you ask as what you don't ask.

Michael Parkinson

YouAskMuchAbout

The reason I haven't got an agent is so that no one can contact me to offer me a film part. In case I'm tempted to do something I'll regret later.

Jaye Davidson

MeRegretReasonContactSomething

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Susan Orlean