Tim O'Brien Quotes

No matter how wonderful the story, it has to move on something, and that is language. The words that I use, the pace, the rhythm and cadences all need to be there. If they're not there, the story is like a boat that just sits there and doesn't move on the ocean.

Tim O'Brien

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 1, 1946

Topics

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I tell kids to have dreams, have goals, and believe in them because if you have any doubt, worry or fear, it will choke the life out of your dreams and goals.

Torii Hunter

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Throwing out preclearance when it has worked and is continuing to work to stop discriminatory changes is like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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You get a lot of respect for 'Game of Thrones,' and it was a lot of fun to play, but it didn't help my career a lot because Khal Drago doesn't even speak English.

Jason Momoa

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I'm on Twitter, Facebook. There's a lot you can do with it, and it's great to keep in touch. I try to throw a few things out on Twitter every day.

Donovan Bailey

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The movie business is not something that can come from the brain. It really comes from the soul and the heart.

Dean Devlin

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Usually, a number of events will be going on around me to start me on a book. What I mean is, I will have read a poem or seen a picture that is lingering in my mind.

Chris Raschka

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Books should make somebody look at how they feel, be honest with themselves.

Clive Barker

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I'm a jazz performer - I have to improvise with what I'm given.

Apollo Robbins

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I had a job lined up as an assistant brand manager at Playtex, at age 23, all lined up. But my father had an offer to be acquired by DDB in 1978. He said, 'I'd really like you to come into the business for a year.'

Richard Edelman

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If it's never our fault, we can't take responsibility for it. If we can't take responsibility for it, we'll always be its victim.

Richard Bach

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The first day I'm back from a tour, I have dinner with my parents. I sleep in my old bed. It's amazing.

Martin Garrix

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Whatever you're ready for is ready for you.

Mark Victor Hansen

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