Tim O'Brien Quotes

Why do fairy tales exist, and why do movies exist? Why do novels exist? There has to be a reason for it; otherwise, none of these things would be there.

Tim O'Brien

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MoviesWhyReasonFairyThingsNone

I just think bad vibes and hate and Trump are getting so much airtime, we need to speak out loud for peace and equality and fairness and make sure we all know that there are a lot of us out here in the world that just want love.

Jim James

LoveHatePeaceEqualityWorldBad

When I die, I want people to play my music, go wild and freak out and do anything they want to do.

Jimi Hendrix

MusicPeopleDiePlayGoWant

I was too Jewish for 'Flashdance.'

Jennifer Grey

JewishToo

I was a teenager in '95, so I didn't dress like a woman then. I was really small. I remember wishing I wasn't wearing Gap Kids.

Jenny Slate

WomanDressSmallRememberGapKids

Belief is such a powerful thing - but because it is, it can also be very destructive and it's very easily manipulated.

Jena Malone

PowerfulBeliefBecauseDestructive

One of the roles of the press is to make sure that the president, in the voice of the people, is telling the truth.

John Dickerson

TruthPeopleVoicePresidentSure

It's always interesting researching characters and as I get older and the more that I work in this business, I do more and more of it because I realize how important it is.

Max Thieriot

WorkBusinessInterestingImportant

To young to hold on and to old to just break free and run.

Jeff Buckley

FreeYoungRunOldBreakHold

Personality is immediately apparent, from birth, and I don't think it really changes.

Meryl Streep

PersonalityThinkChangesBirth

When I was younger, I definitely wish I had felt more... I just wish I had started actually putting out my music earlier because I didn't do it until I graduated high school and felt like I was leaving. That's mostly because I have never liked my voice a lot or been like a particularly great singer.

Soccer Mommy

MusicGreatSchoolVoiceHigh School

If Iran wants their money back and wants to be treated like a normal nation, they need to act like a normal nation.

Tom Cotton

MoneyBackNeedNationNormalAct

In France they spend six months training policemen, then they give them a gun and put them on the streets, and I don't know that that's enough. The film's not against the police - although I think that if someone wants to be a cop there's got to be a problem.

Mathieu Kassovitz

PoliceTrainingGunThinkProblem

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