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Peter De Vries Quotes

We must love one another, yes, yes, that's all true enough, but nothing says we have to like each other.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: February 27, 1910 - September 28, 1993

Topics

Love Enough True Nothing Yes Must

For whatever reason, all my friends are musical wizards and in great bands, but yeah, it really skipped over me. It's one art form that I can just sit back and appreciate and no have thoughts on. If I watch a movie, I always think, 'Oh, I'd have done this.' But with music, I can just sit back and think, 'All right, this is great!'

Matthew Gray Gubler

Music Great Art Me Thoughts Think

And then there's also this element of - some people would describe it as spirits or a presence that appears when things are very difficult, physically and emotionally. You know, when you're really putting out. So the third man aura is sort of an appearance. It's the yeti.

Man People You Appearance Know Out

I never do formal interviews. I don't use a tape recorder. I take notes but occasionally.

Never Take Notes Interviews Formal

But I still read Shaw on a regular basis. What I love is the nakedness of the polemic and the irresistible good humour. For me, 'Major Barbara' is the greatest of all the plays in that it starts from the rational and proceeds to the ecstatic in a spectacular way, and leaves you very confused if you cling to Euclidean logic.

Love Good Love Is Me Confused Logic

To me, death is dark, pain, grief.

Grief Death Pain Me Dark

I might be the first fighter who has ever been suspended after retirement.

Retirement Fighter First Be The First

I have a lot of interests in global issues, as you know, humanity, inequity, arms control, and I continue to be active on all these issues.

Mohamed ElBaradei

Control Humanity You Know Active

Film isn't a meritocracy; there's no system ensuring the best screenplays get produced. It's a hustle.

Best Hustle System Film Get

What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.

New Year's Wine Others Drink Like

That Mick Jagger, I feel sorry for him. After all these years he still can't get no satisfaction.

Sorry Feel Satisfaction Him Years

To me, wearing glasses is no pleasure, but once I conceded that I simply couldn't properly judge distance without them, I began to experiment. I tried glasses and found them uncomfortable. I switched to contact lenses, and they also bothered me.

Me Glasses Judge Uncomfortable Tried

One of my favorite things to do is sit around and listen to old records... You're forced to listen to the whole thing. And it's so cool digging through the bins trying to find them. I get giddy about records.

Cool Trying You Find Listen Old

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