Tim O'Brien Quotes

The goal, I suppose, any fiction writer has, no matter what your subject, is to hit the human heart and the tear ducts and the nape of the neck and to make a person feel something about the characters are going through and to experience the moral paradoxes and struggles of being human.

Tim O'Brien

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

HeartExperienceFeelGoalPerson

It's the right idea, but not the right time.

John Dalton

TimeRight TimeRightIdea

I will do simple cleanses and have a day where I'm quiet and don't talk. I need to have this experience, especially after work has been really intense.

Andie MacDowell

WorkExperienceDaySimpleQuiet

The role of business in advancing women's rights is growing, particularly in the area of economic opportunity including opening access to training, mentoring, networks, markets, technology and even to capital in some circumstances.

Melanne Verveer

WomenBusinessTechnologyOpportunity

I'm kind of a one-note at a time, one finger keyboard player.

Matt Sharp

TimeKindFingerKeyboardPlayer

Sadly, embryonic stem cell research is completely legal in this country and has been going on at universities and research facilities for years.

Mike Pence

ScienceResearchLegalCountryYears

One question you ask as a writer or any kind of artist when you start making something is, 'Does this have reason to exist in the world?' And you're reassured when you get little confirmations that people are pleased it did exist - whether they buy a ticket, whether it gets good reviews, whether it transfers.

Mike Bartlett

GoodPeopleWorldStartYouArtist

I live in New York and I love hanging out in gay clubs, and a lot of my friends are gay. But, for better or for worse, I'm not gay.

Moby

LoveLiveNew YorkBetterFriends

I had not met Tina Fey before I auditioned for '30 Rock'. Some people think we're old friends from 'Second City' days. I had always been a fan of Tina's. But I actually never planned on being in a sitcom.

Judah Friedlander

Old FriendsPeopleCityThinkRock

I want people to perceive me as a guy who wants it. That I play the game with passion and desire. That I'm athletic, that I'm fast, and I'm relentless.

Jon Beason

PassionPeopleMeGameFastPlay

I like the minute when I can get off the stage and go home, and I know I've done a good job.

Chelsea Handler

GoodHomeJobI CanKnowDone

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.

William James

LifeAttitudeGenerationDiscovery

I supported Bob Schaffer's three races for Congress. But we all had concerns about whether he could win statewide. Then my wife suggested that I get it.

Pete Coors

WifeWinCongressThreeGetHe

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