Tim O'Brien Quotes

There's something about being amid the chaos and the horror of a war that makes you appreciate all you don't have - and all you may lose forever.

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 love doing both theater and television.

Andrew Rannells

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I had a stereotype in my mind of what a 'Star Trek' fans is, but I couldn't have been more wrong.

John Cho

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When I was a little kid, no matter what my parents told me, I would always argue - even if I agreed with them. And I've always been a show-off. As I've gotten older, I've found ways to be more subtle about it, but that's the way I am. I suppose that has something to do with why I write and direct.

Tom Noonan

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It is once again the vexing problem of identity within variety; without a solution to this disturbing problem there can be no system, no classification.

Roman Jakobson

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I think maybe there's a part of me that needs adversity from the rest of the world in order to feel motivated to want to prove people wrong. I need people to be like, 'What is this weirdo doing?'

Josh Trank

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There's a tendency in many politicians to become inward-looking, more protectionist, more nationalistic and more defensive, in the bad sense of the word.

Jose Manuel Barroso

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I started watching 'The Stooges' religiously and obsessively when I was probably about four or five years old till around the age of 18.

Chris Diamantopoulos

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Two things I take very seriously in life. My golf game and my relationship with God. Neither one is simple.

Cheryl Ladd

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I used to stay up, stupidly, to work, and I'd just eat to keep my eyes open. I wasn't even hungry - it was just a way to power through.

Arianna Huffington

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I like having young assistants in my office; they have energy, and I spend time with them to make sure they understand what we're doing. By investing in them, I'm investing in the magazine. All over 'Vogue,' 'Teen Vogue,' and 'Men's Vogue,' there are people who have been through not only my office but also many other offices at 'Vogue.'

Anna Wintour

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I am not a hoarder, but my wardrobe is the antithesis of fast fashion. I buy clothes - beautiful in looks and make - to last. I originally stored away things like Ossie Clark because I could not bear to part with such treasures.

Suzy Menkes

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I'm a better American than 99% of the guys in the White House.

Seymour Hersh

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