Leslie Fiedler Quotes

I never met anybody in my life who says, I want to be a critic. People want to be a fireman, poet, novelist.

Leslie Fiedler

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 8, 1917 - January 29, 2003

Topics

LifePeopleMy LifeWantNeverPoet

America's moved so much of its production and manufacturing offshore, it's become a nation of middlemen.

Andrew Dominik

AmericaBecomeManufacturingNation

The Internet makes writing about restaurants easier and more interesting in quite a few ways, one of the main ones being to do with the mundane business of checking what's on the menu.

John Lanchester

BusinessWritingInternetInteresting

My mom was a biological illustrator for a time before computers replaced that job.

Jeff Vandermeer

TimeJobMomComputersBefore

Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.

Jean de La Fontaine

FriendDangerousEnemyNothingMore

I always think about my jokes as like I'm driving down a street, trying to go into all the culs-de-sacs along the way. I'm just taking a thoughtful, weird journey.

Michelle Wolf

JourneyThinkWeirdDrivingTrying

There is a real hunger for information about Obama and a sense that information is not being covered or, in some cases, even being withheld. There is a sense that there are elements of the media that are protective of Obama, that they would rather block a story that is embarassing about Obama than let the American public decide.

Dinesh D'Souza

StoryAmericanMediaInformation

Foreign policy is all about a universe of bad decisions, imperfect decisions; every situation is different. The dynamics, the atmospherics, the people, the pressures, the geopolitical realities shift.

Chuck Hagel

PeopleUniverseDecisionsBadPolicy

I am a passionate advocate for developing the future workforce, addressing complex social problems, and shaping a regulatory framework. These three subjects all revolve around greater innovation and growth.

Pierre Nanterme

GrowthFutureInnovationI AmThree

There's worse things in life than death.

Thundercat

LifeDeathThingsWorseThan

I was born tall. I was awkward and gangly. Before that, I was a really chubby elementary school kid. I've always been sort of a physical abnormality.

Timothy Simons

SchoolBornTallKidAlwaysAwkward

Every family is different. I am mom and I am dad and I'm going to do my best. You should be proud, walk through life saying I have the coolest family. I am part of a modern family.

Ricky Martin

LifeFamilyBestWalkI AmMom

I was not comfortable worshipping another Jew.

Lionel Blue

ComfortableJewAnotherWorshipping

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