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Ty Burrell Quotes

I'm an obsessive sports fan, which my wife is incredibly patient about.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actor
Nationality: american
Birth: August 22, 1967

Topics

Sports Wife Patient Sports Fan Fan

Did I have rough days? Days I didn't want to train? Days I thought my career would never get back off the ground and possibly be over? Absolutely.

Thought Back Career Train Want Over

No, you're either born a writer, a storyteller, or you're not.

You Born Writer Either Storyteller

I certainly want people to like my writing, but I know that if I write with the intention of trying to please people, the writing will not be good because it will not be authentic. So, ironically, I have to be willing to write something strange or unlovable in order to write anything truly good.

Good People Writing Trying Intention

It's hard to penetrate characters who are very cut off and lack empathy and to do it with sympathy. It's so easy to make a damaged character repugnant.

Character Empathy Sympathy Easy Hard

Lars Von Trier is a genius. Every film he makes is so honest and powerful.

Genius Powerful Honest Film He Von

I see myself as a social conservative, but I think that there are lots of social institutions that produce beneficial reforms, like public hospitals, for instance, and schools.

Myself Think Conservative See I See

When I start a new novel and find myself diverted by domestic activities, many of which I genuinely enjoy, I panic that I will never write another word.

Christina Baker Kline

Myself Start Enjoy Find New Never

I have very positive memories of reading biographies of unusual Americans as a child.

Chris Van Allsburg

Positive Memories Child Reading Very

I'm afraid we live at the mercy of a power, maybe a God, without mercy. And yet we find it, as I have, from others.

Live God Power Find Mercy Others

The United States is a giant island of freedom, achievement, wealth and prosperity in a world hostile to our values.

Phyllis Schlafly

Freedom Achievement World Values

I was not encouraged to follow the career of a writer because my parents thought that I was going to starve to death. They thought nobody can make a living from being a writer in Brazil. They were not wrong.

Death Parents Thought Career Living

Selfless service to the people and resolution of their problems should be the top priority of local bodies representatives, as they can come up to the expectations of the people only through service, hard work, and honesty.

Work Hard Work Honesty Service Top

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