Julian Barnes Quotes

I am death-fearing. I don't think I'm morbid. That seems to me a fear of death that goes beyond the rational. Whereas it seems to me to be entirely rational to fear death!

Julian Barnes

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: January 19, 1946

Topics

FearDeathI AmMeThinkBeyond

Being a celebrity or anything else where you're really ambitious, it's really a game to see how successful you can get.

Joe Rogan

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I'm a fiction writer, and fiction is telling the lives of unreal people. But the only way you can learn to do that well is by really understanding the lives of real people.

Robert J. Sawyer

PeopleLearnUnderstandingYouWay

I was a lonely child. My brother Tony and I were never very close, neither as children nor as adults, but I was tightly bound to him. We were forced to be together because we were really quite alone. We were in the middle of the Irish countryside, in County Galway, in the West of Ireland, and we didn't see many other kids.

Anjelica Huston

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As soon as I get into my house, I put on sweats and pyjamas.

Suki Waterhouse

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The first time I met Patti Smith was in a laundromat. We knew some of the same people, including Richard Hell.

Tom Verlaine

TimePeopleHellFirst TimeFirst

If I wanted to be president, and if I were ever serious about it, the biggest thing I would have going for me is that I'm a conservative.

Rush Limbaugh

MeSeriousPresidentConservative

Mentoring is about listening to people, helping them go over what the issues are and how to clarify ways to deal with any problems that may arise.

Mildred Dresselhaus

PeopleListeningProblemsMentoring

I think I've written 40 books, and none of them have been heavy on action. I'm an introspective person.

Lois Lowry

ActionThinkPersonHeavyBeenNone

I've never met a person who doesn't like music, and we may vary in what styles we like, but everybody likes some form of music.

Johnny Van Zant

MusicPersonNeverMayWhoLike

President Obama is closing the prescription drug doughnut hole. He strengthened Medicare! He extended the life of the program by eight years. And what Governor Romney and Congressman Ryan won't admit is that their plan would require current seniors to pay, on average, $600 more each year for prescription drugs.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

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It's my sick fantasy to be a Cosmo cover.

Deana Carter

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Catholics are every bit as diverse as any other sort of voters out there, with conservative Democrats and moderates.

Bob Casey, Jr.

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