Tom Bodett Quotes

For some people, you know, Garrison Keillor, Rush Limbaugh, really the stars, they've got a passion. They eat, drink and breathe radio, and I'm not like that. I used to think I wanted to be. But I need to be away from it, too, and that's the difference, I think.

Tom Bodett

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 23, 1955

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StarsPassionPeopleThinkYouKnow

I'm a little hibernating animal. Anonymity is one of my favorite things. I mean, that's why I moved to New York when I was like 18, because there, there are just so many people that there's no one and you're just lost. You're completely invisible and I find that very liberating.

Ani DiFranco

AnimalNew YorkPeopleYouFindNew

I found something I loved to do when I was 15 - making pizzas.

John Schnatter

LovedSomethingFoundMaking

Everyone seems to be playing well within the boundaries of his usual rule set. I have yet to hear anyone say something that seemed likely to mitigate the idiocy of this age.

John Perry Barlow

AgeSayEveryoneBoundariesWithin

Is our desire for partnership just an evolutionary remainder, a Togetherness Delusion, where millions of women only think they need a relationship to be truly happy? Maybe. But you know what? That's fine with me.

Tracy McMillan

WomenRelationshipHappyMeThink

Give a lot, expect a lot, and if you don't get it, prune.

Tom Peters

YouExpectGiveGetLotPrune

There isn't a fight that I'm in that I'm not asking the question, 'What could we have done to avoid this?' Or, 'What can we do to avoid this in the future in terms of the kinds of things that we see?'

Michael Mullen

FutureFightDoneSeeThingsAsking

I wanted to be a lead singer in a band. I can't sing. I'm almost tone deaf. I still play. Next life, rock'n'roll for sure.

Jorja Fox

LifePlayDeafBandLeadSinger

My parents took me around the world when I was young, so I caught the bug. Every person is different when he travels, and every travellers' story is uniquely his own.

Dhani Jones

ParentsMeWorldStoryPersonYoung

I wouldn't object to working with any former member of Yes, really.

Chris Squire

YesWorkingObjectMemberReally

My idols are Richard Dreyfuss, Michael Keaton, John Goodman. Maybe that's what I want for me.

Breckin Meyer

MeWantIdolsMaybeJohnGoodman

Your true value depends entirely on what you are compared with.

Bob Wells

ValueYouTrueYourDepends

You see somebody on a football field make a great, athletic 70-yard run, but the athleticism is immeasurable. It's undoubtedly athletic, but compared to somebody else who did something else, how do you compare it? That's the great part of track and field. It's a test, but with results that you can compare to others.

Ashton Eaton

GreatFootballYouResultsTestRun

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