Tim O'Brien Quotes

In Iraq and Afghanistan, our soldiers signed up intentionally. That's a huge difference from the largely conscripted army of my era.

Tim O'Brien

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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Don't be afraid to go out on a limb. It's where all the fruit is.

Shirley MacLaine

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It is frequently the tragedy of the great artist, as it is of the great scientist, that he frightens the ordinary man.

Loren Eiseley

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I've never been much to believe that my Creator will judge me or anyone at their final days. I don't really know if I believe in going to Heaven or Hell.

Coy Bowles

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I didn't know anything about Eliza when I first got the call about 'Hamilton.' Tommy Kail, the director, asked me if I wanted to be a part of it. I knew what he was talking about because I'd seen the video of Lin performing it at the White House for Barack and Michelle Obama.

Phillipa Soo

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It's a brave new world. I'm 42 years old. I certainly wasn't out in high school.

Rick Mercer

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I feel very fortunate that I played for the four organizations I did.

Nolan Ryan

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The first time at age 5 and a half, when I took a racket in my hands and my father fed me some balls, I made 50 backhands in a row - didn't miss a single one.

Marion Bartoli

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There are so many good roles for women out there, I don't understand it when people say the role choices are fewer as you get older. I find the opposite to be true - there are less good roles out there for the hot 20-year-olds because the normal girl parts just aren't interesting.

Lisa Edelstein

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My happy weight changes. Sometimes I eat more; sometimes I play more. I'll be different sizes all the time.

Kelly Clarkson

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Intersectionality is an analytic sensibility, a way of thinking about identity and its relationship to power. Originally articulated on behalf of black women, the term brought to light the invisibility of many constituents within groups that claim them as members but often fail to represent them.

Kimberle Williams Crenshaw

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The frozen ocean... of Boston life.

Julia Ward Howe

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I try to do the right thing. If you do what you know is right, and you're a good person, you might not win short-term all the time, and financial gains might not be there all the time, but ultimately, you can be pretty happy, and you can do some pretty good things in the world. Keep a positive outlook.

Gunnar Peterson

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