Martin Amis Quotes

It's an ancient idea that the leader of a democracy should not be the cleverest but the most average. That's an arguable point, but the world has decided otherwise - except in America, where it still divides the country right down the middle.

Martin Amis

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: August 25, 1949

Topics

LeaderDemocracyWorldAmericaDown

On a shelf above my computer are five letters that spell out W-R-I-T-E. Just in case I forget why I'm there. I also have 'Wonder Woman' paraphernalia from when I wrote five issues of the comic, and pictures of my husband and kids.

Jodi Picoult

WomanHusbandWonderPicturesForget

Maybe someday you can accuse somebody of being a poseur by selling out and playing blues music, but that's just not going to happen in my lifetime.

John Mayer

MusicYouSellingBluesHappenOut

I would never make fun of anyone who is obviously disabled who cannot defend himself, like Donald Trump.

Maurizio Cattelan

FunDonald TrumpNeverDefendCannot

A fascinating challenge facing today's environmental movement is how to best approach the reversal of past decisions that altered once-pristine environmental spaces for the sake of urgent man-made needs.

Matt Gonzalez

TodayChallengeBestPastDecisions

Golf gives and takes. So yeah, sometimes you make those putts, sometimes you just miss them. But that's golf.

Angel Cabrera

GolfYouSometimesMissJustTakes

My parents had a certain resolve to them that I don't see as so prevalent today. Through good times and bad, they were committed to one another. Their relationship wasn't something to be constantly examined or picked apart.

Steve Carell

GoodTodayRelationshipParentsBad

I don't write for any particular kind of person.

Mary Wesley

PersonKindWriteAnyParticular

I honestly do not know if civil disobedience has any effect on the government. I can promise you it has a great effect on the person who chooses to do it.

Martin Sheen

GreatGovernmentYouI CanPerson

I don't know about style. I know about my personal style.

Diane Kruger

StyleKnowPersonalPersonal Style

I want to write my own music, and I want to tour.

Cole Vosbury

MusicWantMy OwnWriteOwnTour

My mother had introduced me to a lot of my father's friends because she believed that I would get to know the guy my dad was better through his friends than just in the hospital visits.

Arlo Guthrie

FatherMotherMeBetterFriendsShe

I saw George Bush at a benefit concert actually waving at Stevie Wonder. Someone had to tell him 'he can't see you'.

Anne Robinson

SomeoneYouWonderHimSeeTell

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