Thomas McGuane Quotes

I wrote a lot of 'Driving on the Rim' by giving myself the gift of being just as eccentric as I felt like.

Thomas McGuane

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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Skyrocketing insurance premiums are debilitating our Nation's health care delivery system and liability insurers are either leaving the market or raising rates to excessive levels.

Jim Ryun

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Homer, Vergil, Dante, Shakespeare, Goethe, Proust - not exactly authors one expects to whiz through or take lightly, but like all works of genius, they are meant to be read out loud and loved.

Andre Aciman

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In life and in politics, it's helpful to try to perceive the other person through the most generous lens.

Megyn Kelly

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An active investor is someone who actually lives off their investments as opposed to wages from a job.

Robert Kiyosaki

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I came from a communist country where there are no luxury cars.

Robert Herjavec

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Besides inquiries as to our general well-being, the first thing asked about us, in our first seconds of being alive, is whether we're a boy or girl. Our first passport through this world is our genitals.

Steve Erickson

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There was a combination of shyness and just fear of looking stupid that kept me out of a lot of interesting creative conversations that I could have had at an early age.

Ron Howard

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You have to be great friends and make each other laugh. We laugh a lot and neither is jealous of the other.

Ruby Wax

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I love jewelry - gold and diamonds. I'm a woman.

Monica Bellucci

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Chef Michel Richard is always at the top of his game.

Jose Andres

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Just from a psychological standpoint, it's really helpful having films with a joyful message and positivity, so we try to do that with all our movies, really.

Christopher Miller

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Art is difficult. It's not entertainment.

Anselm Kiefer

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