Tobias Wolff Quotes

You have to be kind of clued into them, they are a world of their own, and most people find them disappointing because the best short stories are not constructed like novels.

Tobias Wolff

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 19, 1945

Topics

Be KindBestPeopleWorldShortYou

How ironic, to be my last game that I ever played would be against Dan in a Super Bowl. The thing I always was afraid of was playing in a Super Bowl when it was raining. I can't throw a wet ball.

John Elway

GameSuper BowlAlwaysAfraidWet

I'm concerned about the insidious influence of the media's bad messages that undermine the lessons parents try to instill in their sons and daughters.

John Ratzenberger

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Baseball represents family. It represents my childhood.

Alyssa Milano

FamilyChildhoodBaseballRepresents

In this age of omniconnectedness, words like 'network,' 'community' and even 'friends' no longer mean what they used to. Networks don't exist on LinkedIn. A community is not something that happens on a blog or on Twitter. And a friend is more than someone whose online status you check.

Simon Sinek

FriendAgeCommunityWordsSomeone

Every time you are getting ready to make a shot in a documentary film, you are asking yourself questions about your cinematographic approach. You are approaching the truth, but the image is never the truth itself.

Rithy Panh

TruthTimeYourselfQuestionsYou

The white working class desires safety for their families, but Islam brings everything but safety. Look at Europe!

Milo Yiannopoulos

SafetyLookWhiteIslamClass

I wrote the first book, and I thought people would say: 'Separate and unequal schools in the City of Boston? I didn't know that. Let's go out and fix it.'

Jonathan Kozol

PeopleCityBookThoughtGoKnow

Consumers are going to have get used to eating less meat - to paying more for better quality meat and eating significantly less of it.

Jonathan Safran Foer

QualityEatingBetterMoreMeatGet

When you're in a hole, stop digging.

Denis Healey

YouStopDiggingHole

How could I not be the underdog, starting at 35 and a half and going from a manager and a fourth-string color commentator to being a wrestler?

Diamond Dallas Page

ColorUnderdogManagerStartingHalf

Sometimes I have to deal with trolls, and I just block them. But most of the time, Twitter's heaps of fun, actually.

Chet Faker

TimeFunSometimesDealJustMost

Training programs shouldn't be designed to deliver competence; they must be dedicated to producing excellence. Serious organizations don't aspire to be comfortably above average.

Brandon Webb

ExcellenceTrainingSeriousAspire

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