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Paul Theroux Quotes

People say writing is really hard. That's very unfair to those who are doing real jobs. People who work in the fields or fix roofs, engineers, or car mechanics. I think lying on your back working under an oily car, that's a job.

Paul Theroux

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Work Car Job People Writing Think

Unfortunately I had an ankle problem and underwent three operations.

Jessica Brown Findlay

Problem Three Operations Ankle Had

I'm still conflict-averse. I don't like to argue.

Jennifer Garner

Still Like Argue

I love to consume information of all kinds, and I think that also hopefully helps with my broadcasting, that I always try to bring up a fact that maybe will connect to a person who's not a big fan, or maybe a pop culture reference.

Mauro Ranallo

Love Culture Think Information Try

I got my fair share of stick. But I surrounded myself with fabulous girls, and they all loved me because I made them clothes. I remember making them all leopard print tops and tartan skirts for a party we went to once. It's scary to think about it now, actually.

Matthew Williamson

Myself Me Think Loved Remember Now

Most writers I know go for word counts, and I used to be a journalist, so I guess that's ingrained.

Aminatta Forna

Go Know Used Word Most Counts

Half of acting is you're very intimidated, overcoming your fears, letting yourself be vulnerable in front of people and that sort of stuff.

Travis Fimmel

Yourself People Overcoming Acting

I had this all-American cheerleader girl, in Georgia or somewhere, coming up to me and asking for guest list at a show. I never thought our music would reach out to such a broad variety of people like that.

Romy Madley Croft

Music Girl People Me Thought Reach

'Commonwealth' is not a word I ever used growing up in Colombo. There, in the late 1950s, it would have meant little more than New Zealand lamb and Anchor butter at the cold stores.

Romesh Gunesekera

Growing Up Cold Late New Growing Up

I try to create homes, not houses.

Louis Kahn

Create Try Houses Homes

Why are baseball managers the only coaches who dress up like the players?

Jay Mohr

Baseball Dress Why Up Players Only

For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

Joseph Butler

Body Office Same Being Christ Many

If you want to occupy the C-suite or the top one-tenth of 1% in any organization, you have to be obsessively devoted to your career at the expense of everything else. And women look at that, and they think, 'No.'

Jordan Peterson

Women Organization Think You Look