Leslie Fiedler Quotes

I think the pattern of my essays is, A funny thing happened to me on my way through Finnegans Wake.

Leslie Fiedler

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

FunnyMeThinkWayThroughHappened

There was a real conflation of hero and victim in the wake of 9/11, in our perverse desire to create a triumphant myth out of pure tragedy.

Jess Walter

HeroTragedyCreateDesireRealOut

I have no regrets, except perhaps one: I should have tried harder to be a better actor.

Joel McCrea

BetterActorNo RegretsRegrets

I was in the army, and to me it was like a newsreel.

Mel Brooks

MeArmyLike

The richest people in the world look for and build networks; everyone else looks for work.

Robert Kiyosaki

WorkPeopleWorldLookLooksBuild

I work to live, not live to work, so my head's at home, not in some showbiz life.

Stephen Graham

LifeWorkHomeLiveHeadSome

Being a guitarist was scary, honestly, as a girl in Nashville. It just felt like no one was gonna ask me to be in a band and play guitar, like I never was gonna get asked to do that.

Soccer Mommy

GirlMeGuitarPlayNeverNashville

You need fear and doubt to drive you on. Without it, you end up living in the past and being happy with what you have achieved.

Tony McCoy

FearPastHappyDriveEndYou

It's not always about wins and losses, but winning two Survivor Series matches is something I will never forget.

Dolph Ziggler

WinningNever ForgetForgetSurvivor

When you're pregnant or living with an infant, there's a kind of sacredness around your body that affects everything you do.

Dolores O'Riordan

YouBodyKindLivingYour BodyYour

I have not settled down with a life partner.

Cory Booker

LifePartnerDownSettled

And what sort of philosophical doctrine is thi - that numbers confer unlimited rights, that they take from some persons all rights over themselves, and vest these rights in others.

Auberon Herbert

NumbersOthersOverRightsTake

Miss Fontanne and I rehearse all the time. Even after we leave the theater, we rehearse. We sleep in the same bed. We have a script on our hands when we go to bed. You can't come and tell us to stop rehearsing after eight hours.

Alfred Lunt

TimeSleepHandsYouStopGo

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