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Leon Wieseltier Quotes

There are times when the power of language is not the power that is needed.

Leon Wieseltier

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: June 14, 1952

Topics

Power Language Needed Times

What moves me most is style: the quality of the writing rather than the story being told.

Style Quality Me Writing Story Most

I'm not really an autobiographical writer, though I use lots of stuff from my life to make my stories seem real. But when I actually write about myself, I get very confused.

Jeffrey Eugenides

Life Myself Confused My Life Write

The reason why I'm in Parliament is not really to see my colleagues win power; it is to see us at last in a position where we can give it up.

Power Win Colleagues Why Reason See

I remember when I was prosecutor we had truancy and curfew issues and we made a refrigerator magnet, and that was hot with parents. They loved putting it up on the wall and saying, you know, if you don't follow these rules, you could get prosecuted.

Parents Saying Loved Remember You

The NCAA is one of the worst organizations - maybe the worst organization - in sports. They certainly don't care about the athlete.

Sports Organization Care Athlete

I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.

I Am Care Take Care Enough Big Take

My first draft is always way too long; my books start out with delusions of 'War and Peace' - and must be gently disabused. My editor is brilliant at taking me to the point where I do all the necessary cutting on my own. I like to say she's a midwife rather than a surgeon.

Peace War Me Start Long Say

As a serial investor who has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for startups, I know that the business plans coming out of incubators tend to be vetted and more thoroughly validated. The incubator's input into your business plan will make you look far more polished and experienced - even if you have never run a business before.

Business Plan You Look Know Run

Here's what I've found in Louisiana: The voters want to know what you believe, what you stand for, and what you plan to do, not what shade your skin is.

Believe Stand Plan You Skin Know

While a truly national third party wouldn't necessarily be bad, smaller niche parties are ill-suited to our federalist system.

William M. Daley

Bad Party System Niche Our Third

If somebody tells you to lose weight, it is like a punch in the face.

Face You Lose Punch Weight Like

A week before shooting, they told me, You don't have the part, yet. We're still trying to find a handicapped kid who can act. Either that or we break your legs.

Me Week Trying You Find Legs

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