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Tobias Wolff Quotes

Because the more you write the more you're aware of the weight of your tradition and the difficulties of the form and the more you have already done that you do not want to do again.

Tobias Wolff

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Tradition You Done Want Difficulties

I think that we should take the tragedy that happened in Newtown and have a full comprehensive dialogue about all issues, whether it has to do with mental health, whether it has to do with the social decline of our young people and some of the things that they are exposed to, whether it has to do with the firearms and guns.

Ann Wagner

Health People Think Mental Health

Not being given everything encourages you to create... That was one of the first steps for me learning to invent things.

Ann Makosinski

Learning Me You Create First Steps

It's a complete lie, why do people buy these papers? It's not the truth I'm here to say. You know, don't judge a person, do not pass judgement, unless you have talked to them one on one. I don't care what the story is, do not judge them because it is a lie.

Michael Jackson

Truth Lie People Story Care Judge

Not just in commerce but in the world of ideas too our age is putting on a veritable clearance sale. Everything can be had so dirt cheap that one begins to wonder whether in the end anyone will want to make a bid.

Soren Kierkegaard

Age Ideas World End Wonder Want

When people understand that they are constantly monitored, they are more conformist - they are less willing to take up controversial positions - and that kind of mass conformity is incompatible with democracy.

Trevor Paglen

People Democracy Kind Understand Up

The pollution problem is always seen as someone who was doing something bad that has to be stopped. To me, pollution is doing something bad and good. People don't pollute because they like polluting. They do it because it's a cheaper way of producing something else.

Ronald Coase

Good People Me Good People Problem

I was a huge fan of Steve Martin, as everyone I knew in comedy was.

Martin Short

Comedy Everyone Fan Knew Huge Fan

I've dreamed about going to the Olympics ever since I was young.

Mirai Nagasu

Young Going About Since Ever

I never wanted to take a job because I needed money, and I never have.

Joss Whedon

Money Job Never Take Because Wanted

We don't have titles on our business cards. No one really gets any special treatment. No one gets a corner office to put pictures of their family and their dog in.

Jay Chiat

Family Dog Business Cards Pictures

Seeing life from an eternal perspective helps us focus our limited mortal energies on the things that matter most.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Life Perspective Focus Seeing Matter

Unlike life, a work of art never gets taken for granted: it is always viewed against its precursors and predecessors.

Joseph Brodsky

Life Work Art Never Always Against