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Paul Theroux Quotes

It's only when you're alone that you realize where you are. You have nothing to fall back on except your own resources.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: April 10, 1941

Topics

Alone You Fall Back Nothing Realize

Anytime you share life stories with other people, you know, you are acknowledging their humanity and kind of accessing some things about yourself, and other people start to expect things about themselves. It's kind of like a fellowship.

Life Yourself People Start You Know

I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.

Mathematics Politics War Philosophy

Our freedoms were born in the ideals of the Enlightenment and the musket fires of an historic revolution.

Revolution Enlightenment Born Fires

When you train six to seven hours a day to be the best in your sport, you don't want that to be overlooked. I don't train for my looks.

Best Day You Train Looks Want

I grew up in Northern California - Marin County, Tiburon. And it's interesting. It's a very rich place, but a lot of the affluent people are - they're not as showy. So, like, they might have, like, a Saab or a Volvo. And then here comes my dad from Iran. He buys a Rolls-Royce.

People Rich Interesting Place Up He

I've got a Facebook page, but I've never put anything on it. I've got a presence on all the social networks, in fact, but I've never once sent a message. I'm there because, otherwise, someone's going to pretend to be me.

Me Someone Page Never Anything

I don't put any rules to my style; I think fashion is something that you should play with... even if you make a mistake, it's okay, it's only fashion.

Style Mistake Fashion Think You

People sometimes say the way things happen in the movies is unreal, but actually, it's the way things happen to you in life that's unreal.

Life People You Things Happen Movies

We are the country that has attracted the biggest volume of foreign investment in southeastern Europe in the past few years. Romania doesn't need to beat itself, believing that it is a second-class citizen.

Past Country Investment Citizen Need

The Greek sculptor - I don't think he was very different from any of us.

Michael Tippett

Think Us Sculptor Different He Very

Being an outsider makes you a really good writer.

Good You Outsider Being Writer

One thing that makes me very happy is to see the growing activism among chefs in America. Chefs like Tom Colicchio, Bill Telepan, and Rachel Ray and food writers like Michael Pollan have gone to Congress, indeed sometimes even have testified before Congress, have lent this support to Mrs. Obama's effort to combat childhood obesity.

Food Childhood Effort Support Happy

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