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Noah Baumbach Quotes

I like shooting in New York because I have such a connection to the city. I have so many memories there.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: September 3, 1969

Topics

Memories New York City Connection

I am obsessed with Chinese restaurants. Like many Americans, I first discovered them in my childhood.

Childhood I Am First Like Chinese

I think a solo moves forward the way a song does, because it's reflective of the chords that I'm considering as I'm soloing, and at the same time I'm going as much out on a limb as Frank Zappa used to, in terms of just going crazy on the instrument.

John Frusciante

Time Crazy Song Forward Think Way

The values transmitted through oral history are many - courage, selflessness, the ability to endure, and to do so with humor and grace. I got those values listening to my dad's stories about the Depression and how their family survived. It gave me courage that I, too, could survive hard times.

Family Courage History Depression Me

Those are my favorite kinds of movies, where the plots are quite small and character-driven.

Small Movies Where Kinds Favorite

And the music, as far as a type of music, it's still pretty viable.

Music Pretty Far Still Type Viable

As an artist, it is great to be able to market yourself to people who don't know you, and people who do.

Great Yourself People You Artist

No matter what I've published - and you can look it up, I've published quite a lot in science, quite a few books too - none of it's very important. All will be forgotten and in a few years time will be a few comments in eight-point type in footnotes at the bottom of the page somewhere.

Science Time You Look Important Up

I think it gets overused and tossed around in ways that aren't true. Every impressive achievement is not genius.

Achievement Think Genius True Around

I watch every day when we hit and take ground balls and the way we go about our business. If I saw any lackadaisical approach, that would concern me.

Business Day Me Every Day Go Way

Unhappiness is something we are never taught about; we are taught to expect happiness, but never a Plan B to use to use when the happiness doesn't arrive.

Douglas Coupland

Happiness Plan Never Expect Arrive

Taking in too much added sugar from highly marketed sugary foods and drinks displaces healthier foods in the diet.

Diet Too Much Sugar Much Drinks Too

I write - though perhaps it sounds pretentious to say so - to make a clearing in the wilderness, to find out what I care about and what exactly to make of it.

Wilderness Care Find Say Write Out

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