Seth Grahame-Smith Quotes

Sometimes we see the Civil War in movies and imagine these neatly aligned rows of men with muskets, walking in line to shoot each other. In reality the things that fascinated me were how absolutely ruthless and violent so many engagements were, how much suffering and how men were not prepared.

Seth Grahame-Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 4, 1976

Topics

MenWarSufferingMeRealityMovies

My mother is a big believer in being responsible for your own happiness. She always talked about finding joy in small moments and insisted that we stop and take in the beauty of an ordinary day. When I stop the car to make my kids really see a sunset, I hear my mother's voice and smile.

Jennifer Garner

SmileBeautyMotherHappinessSunset

My sister is a big part of my actual style. Our style is not similar whatsoever, but she helped me find myself and find what I really liked.

Sofia Richie

StyleMyselfMeSisterFindShe

I need my food to keep my energy up, so I can't really diet.

Sienna Miller

FoodEnergyDietNeedUpKeep

I saw a lot of children who were in the latest stages of malaria. Those kids died very quickly.

Tu Youyou

ChildrenSawWhoKidsThoseStages

No American soldier should be allowed to set foot on Iranian soil, regardless of the criticism we have of the Iranian government.

Shirin Ebadi

GovernmentCriticismAmericanSoil

A poem, necessarily, sits at a register that's different from our usual conversational voices. You have to listen more actively to get to the heart of what's being said, what you as a reader or listener are being asked to feel or notice.

Tracy K. Smith

HeartFeelYouSaidListenMore

You don't fully appreciate your band until you're away from them.

Rob Halford

AppreciateYouBandAwayYourUntil

I'm a very jovial guy. I like to laugh, and when things strike me as funny, I don't hide the fact that it's humorous to me. It almost doesn't matter where I'm at: I will burst out and laugh if it's funny to me.

Michael Rooker

FunnyMeLaughHideStrikeMatter

I came across the Indonesian genocide in 2001, when I found myself making a film in a community of survivors. They were plantation workers, and it turned out they were struggling to organize a union.

Joshua Oppenheimer

CommunityMyselfOutWorkersFilm

When people ask me about what I learned from martial arts, I don't talk about favorite punches or kicks, or about fights won or lost. I talk about learning self-discipline, about ethics and manners and benevolence and fairness.

Jonathan Maberry

LearningEthicsPeopleMeFairness

This was a theme of Sen. Akaka's career - to advocate for people who did not have power, for people who were vulnerable. He was a champion for the federal government employees who continue to this day to be a punching bag for some.

Brian Schatz

PowerDayGovernmentPeopleChampion

I'm not a paranoid schizophrenic.

Augustus Sol Invictus

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