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Paul Theroux Quotes

Literary life used to be quite different in Britain in the years I lived there, from 1971 to 1989, because money was not a factor - no one made very much except from U.S. sales and the occasional windfall.

Paul Theroux

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Life Money Sales Years Lived Used

I've loved acting since I can remember.

John David Washington

Loved Remember Acting I Can Since

I found myself fascinated by neuroscience, attended a monthly lecture on brain science at the New York Psychoanalytic Institute, and was invited to become a member of a discussion group devoted to a new field: neuropsychoanalysis.

Siri Hustvedt

Science Myself New York Brain New

I was born in Egypt, and my family moved to London when I was seven. I grew up mostly in Clapham, where I also went to school after a brief stint in Whitechapel.

Mona Eltahawy

Family School Born Egypt London Up

Surrender is working with what happens.

Lizz Wright

Surrender Working Happens

The pope dies, you get another pope.

Dino De Laurentiis

You Get Pope Dies Another

I'd like to do Broadway if the right project came along, but my mission in life is that I want to help change people's lives.

Derek Hough

Life Change People Help Mission

I never take on anything that is just for the money or just for, you know. I always have to connect with it in a very personal way because I believe the audience will sense whether I'm into it or not, so I don't take on projects that I'm not really passionate about.

Deborah Cox

Money Believe You Know Personal Way

House music is about love, and lots of hip hop is about hate and intolerance, so in that respect, it's not good at all.

Chris Lowe

Love Good Music Respect Hate House

The second-worst thing in the world is betting on a golf game and losing. The worst is not betting at all.

Bobby Riggs

Losing World Game Golf Worst Thing

When I was 3, my mom sent in a video of me singing George Strait to 'America's Funniest Home Videos.'

Austin Mahone

Home Me Mom Singing America Videos

Although, at times, soccer is a challenge to mind, body, and spirit, fundamentally, the progression of the U.S. women's game and those who play it reflects a distinctively American culture, rooted in our struggle, shared aspiration, hard work and self-determination.

Ali Krieger

Work Hard Work Women Challenge Mind

Our American history reflects a long-standing tension between people and power. In fact, all government everywhere does. But our American form of government solved the problem, better than most, of moderating this tension between people and power.

Sheldon Whitehouse

Power History Government People