Leon Wieseltier Quotes

What matters to me is that one identifies one's genuine obsessions, one's genuine commitments, one's genuine appetites, one pursues them seriously and far.

Leon Wieseltier

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MeSeriouslyGenuineMattersFar

If someone is willing to help you understand your own worth when you're vulnerable, that's a very touching thing. It makes you want to help other people.

Jewel

PeopleSomeoneHelpWorthYouWant

I'm drawn to the figure of the ungrateful subaltern as a trope in literature. In real life, it is often dangerous to demand more.

Jenny Zhang

LifeLiteratureDangerousMoreReal

The early gigs were pretty panicky - and great, sweaty fun. We were brand new to most people, and they were willing to take anything brand new, for the first time in years.

Andy Partridge

GreatTimeFunPeopleBrandEarly

I firmly believe that all human beings have access to extraordinary energies and powers. Judging from accounts of mystical experience, heightened creativity, or exceptional performance by athletes and artists, we harbor a greater life than we know.

Jean Houston

LifeExperienceCreativityBelieve

Good writing is good writing, but that doesn't mean you can't orchestrate it or tweak it.

John Travolta

GoodWritingYouMeanGood Writing

The highest standards of conduct must be met by everyone in the NFL because it is a privilege to represent the NFL, not a right.

Roger Goodell

PrivilegeRightEveryoneStandards

There's an audience for all kinds of great art.

Robin Thicke

GreatArtAudienceKindsGreat Art

I have a lot of brothers and sisters, and each movie has helped pay for tuition. And then I was like, I only have one left in college, so why am I doing this? But now I want to go back to Italy and live on a farm in Tuscany.

Rose McGowan

LiveCollegeDoingFarmBackWant

I want to be able to enjoy my life to the fullest so I can add something to the lives of people around me.

Milana Vayntrub

LifePeopleMeMy LifeEnjoyI Can

We can recognize the dawn and the decline of love by the uneasiness we feel when alone together.

Jean de la Bruyere

LoveAloneTogetherDawnFeel

Everywhere you look, especially on TV, someone is promising to make you rich and famous.

Diego Luna

RichFamousSomeoneYouLookMake

Death has always had a prominent place in my mind. There are times when I think somebody might kill me.

Dennis Rodman

DeathMindMeThinkPlaceAlways

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