Jandy Nelson Quotes

I have had this longstanding interest in going back to school to get a Ph.D. in art history. I was especially interested in exploring this idea of the ecstatic impulse in an artist.

Jandy Nelson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 24, 1965

Topics

HistoryArtSchoolArtistBackGet

I want my art to make people look at the world in a new way. I mean, what's the point of the art of writing if it doesn't take you into the mysterious?

John Banville

ArtPeopleWritingWorldYouLook

I have played characters where I haven't been absorbed - you know, what I call a typical film leading man role where you just have to look gorgeous and be attractive and charming. It bores me. I like a bit of dirt, a bit of sand in the oyster.

Jeremy Irons

ManMeSandYouLookKnow

If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.

Michel de Montaigne

FriendshipLoveGoodMarriageRather

This is Real Madrid, and I understand there is great pressure for new signings to succeed here.

Luka Modric

GreatSucceedPressureNewReal

All those good people huddling behind bars in gated communities - it's the wrong way round. The others should have the bars.

Judy Sheindlin

GoodPeopleGood PeopleWrongWay

But parents and schools have their priorities; making sure our kids eat right because research shows a clear connection between nutrition and student performance in school.

Jared Polis

SchoolParentsResearchPerformance

In jail I was just like everybody else, I was sitting there praying, feeling caged.

Dennis Rodman

FeelingSittingJailJustLikeElse

I'm artistically critical of my own work.

Brandon Victor Dixon

WorkMy OwnOwnCritical

This sounds like my autobiography, but I thought this would be a good time to sound off about myself, as I think that I have been silent too long about my views and opinions.

Bob Kane

GoodTimeMyselfThinkThoughtLong

Some people are inherently likeable. If you're not - work on it. It may even improve your social life.

Antonin Scalia

LifeWorkPeopleYouSome People

Creative collaboration is awesome.

Alicia Silverstone

CreativeCollaborationAwesome

When I began my practice, I said I'm going to be a pediatrician that really thinks about and understands a child's educational trajectory.

Priscilla Chan

PracticeChildSaidGoingThinks

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