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Thomas McGuane Quotes

I like Halldor Laxness and Machado de Assis - people who try to understand the human condition by looking at intimate pictures of human life.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: December 11, 1939

Topics

Life People Looking Pictures Try

Because I've never had any higher education of any sort, I've never held in awe those who have had it or have a sense of superiority over those who don't.

Education Higher Education Never Over

Fear has never educated a child. Fear has never built a home.

Fear Home Child Never Educated

When I was flying to Rome, we flew over London; I felt like bursting into tears. It's part of me, so I can't leave London behind for good.

Robert Pattinson

Good Me Tears Flying Rome London

I don't ever want to be that guy who gets too big to take time to sign an autograph or take a picture, because I just know, without those fans, I'm nobody. A lot of people forget that fact when they make it.

Time People Picture Nobody Know Big

I wanted to be an Ailey dancer. I would watch Alvin Ailey videos over and over, and I'd picture myself doing that. I was obsessed with it.

Myself Picture Doing Over Watch

Seven out of my nine films were hits. 80 per cent of the audience loves my films; the remaining 20 per may be right in their opinion, but that doesn't make me wrong. If I try too hard to woo them, I'd be cheating my core audience.

Me Opinion Cheating Wrong Try Right

That's the tricky thing these days: being able to surprise people.

Joseph Kosinski

People Surprise Days Being Able

When the doctors showed me an X-ray of my brain, they pointed to a black hole on the upper left side and told me that all memory from that spot was dead. I thought to myself that I hoped that's where I kept 'The Orange Blossom Special.'

Myself Memory Me Brain Thought Dead

I have a tendency toward being a micromanager.

Christine Quinn

Being Tendency Toward

Because we moved so much, I was always having to adapt and work out the lay of the land. So I felt envious of those who did not have to try.

Work Adapt Land Try Always Out

I became so disciplined when I was on tag. I would be at home by eight o'clock, and because I had boxing, I lived the disciplined life. I started reading because I learnt that so many champions educated themselves. Joe Louis, Mike Tyson, Bernard Hopkins. Before, it was 'act now, think later' - but the discipline and reading changed me.

Life Home Discipline Me Reading Now

I don't want to just go to the playoffs, I don't want to go to the playoffs and win the first round, second round, and not win the whole thing because it's bittersweet.

Win Go Want First Playoffs Whole

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