Lydia Davis Quotes

I am basically the sort of person who has stage-fright teaching. I kind of creep into a classroom. I'm not an anecdote-teller, either, although I often wish I were.

Lydia Davis

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 15, 1947

Topics

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I've always been very independent; I take care of myself.

Joanna Krupa

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The fact we exist merely means we exist. That's all it means.

Robert J. Sawyer

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We know that enlightened capital didn't get rid of the slave trade.

Anand Giridharadas

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The economic model was formed by the constraints that I had: a small space, relatively inexpensive building materials, relatively inexpensive investment, a very efficient service line or assembly line.

Steve Ells

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Don't ask to live in tranquil times. Literature doesn't grow there.

Rita Mae Brown

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I had a very difficult upbringing.

Luke Evans

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My thing has always been, I've never been very open and vulnerable with people, so the minute I got this dog, everything changed. It just opened me up and made me more loving... It's all because of him... He's made me a better person... I can tell people what I feel now. I can cry in front of people sometimes.

Lisa Lampanelli

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At times, I can be a slave to money.

Jay IDK

MoneyI CanSlaveTimes

How does it feel? Really, I don't know because I never try to feel more or less than any player in Leverkusen or Mexico. I don't feel like I'm more famous than other players; I'm just one more footballer who wants to achieve their dreams and to try to help their team as much as they can to do that.

Javier Hernandez

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It's more difficult playing a real-life person than a fictional character - you can go easy on yourself with a fictional character.

Christian McKay

CharacterYourselfEasyYouPerson

When I feel confident and comfortable, I'm better at my job.

Colbie Caillat

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We don't start a job that we can't finish... that's the American way.

Paul Wolfowitz

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