Martin Filler Quotes

Considering my specialization in architecture, I'm not surprised that the first graphic novel to thoroughly engage, not to say captivate, me is Chip Kidd and Dave Taylor's 'Batman: Death by Design.'

Martin Filler

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 17, 1948

Topics

ArchitectureDeathMeDesignSay

I am a vigilant monarchist. I want to see things evolve. The direction the monarchy seems to be moving in - towards a more mainland-European model - is one I would feel sympathetic about.

Andrew Motion

I AmMovingDirectionFeelWantSee

Everyone has a part to play. We have the power. You can do it.

Maxine Waters

PowerYou Can Do ItYouPlayPart

I just think the whole kale thing has gone a little overboard. It's everywhere you go, and it can actually inhibit thyroid function.

Anna Getty

ThinkYouGoLittleGoneFunction

I never really approach any project or story thinking of themes first or what a certain character 'represents.' Maybe other writers do, but for me, it just starts with the characters and a certain emotion I want to convey. It usually isn't until I get deeper into a book and look back a bit that I start to see the themes, etc.

Jeff Lemire

CharacterMeStartBookThinking

For all men would be cowards if they durst.

John Wilmot

MenCowardsWould

Critics might contend that putting former private-sector CEOs in the president's Cabinet places the fox in the henhouse. But it's unlikely such executives would expose themselves to the headaches if they weren't genuinely motivated by the call to service.

John Sununu

ServicePlacesFoxPresidentCritics

I believe being a good senator requires two things. Number one, acumen. Number two, interest.

Trey Gowdy

GoodBelieveI BelieveTwoThings

I can be a lazy slob.

Shirley MacLaine

I CanLazySlob

When I was young, I had to learn the fundamentals of basketball. You can have all the physical ability in the world, but you still have to know the fundamentals.

Michael Jordan

BasketballWorldLearnYouYoung

I love to eat, I love to feed people, and I'm a great cook. I joked with my friends that I wanted to write a book where desserts had to be extensively researched, since I have a terrible sweet tooth. My particular downfall is cake.

Julia Glass

LoveGreatCakePeopleSweetBook

I am the most popular man in Israel.

Arcadi Gaydamak

ManI AmIsraelMostPopularAm

I have been my own disciple and my own master. And I have been a good disciple but a bad master.

Antonio Porchia

GoodBadMy OwnMasterOwnBeen

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