George Pelecanos Quotes

I like fiction set in the South, and I'm a fan of literary westerns.

George Pelecanos

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 18, 1957

Topics

FictionLikeFanSetWesternsSouth

Ultimately, when I deliver something, a lot of times it will be from a black woman's perspective, but other times it will be just from a satirical, goofy perspective.

Jessica Williams

PerspectiveWomanBlackWillGoofy

My father was not prone to worship, but he worshiped Arthur Sulzberger.

Andrew Rosenthal

FatherWorshipHeProneArthur

The Internet has democratized content, and the gatekeepers are no longer in control. That democracy is wonderful for entrepreneurs.

Andrew Zimmern

DemocracyControlInternetContent

My mother was a Tibetan Buddhist.

Amber Mark

MotherBuddhistTibetan

Defeat the Taliban. Secure the population.

Stanley A. McChrystal

DefeatPopulationTalibanSecure

Action films are great, but an action film that has characters that are compelling and a story that people can care about is something even better. We love to see action heroes that are vulnerable, that are sensitive, that are family people, that are accessible.

Steven Seagal

FamilyLoveGreatPeopleActionSee

To me, the Internet is a big scam.

Ry Cooder

MeInternetBigScam

Election night is the easiest time to act like a grownup.

Ron Fournier

TimeNightElectionActLike

I am a radical in thought (and principle) and a conservative in method (and conduct).

Rutherford B. Hayes

I AmThoughtConservativePrinciple

If every song is in the past tense, that's a drag, so you have to predict the future.

Ry Cooder

FuturePastSongYouPredictDrag

You will always move toward anyone who increases you and away from anyone who makes you less.

Mike Murdock

YouWillAlwaysAwayMoveWho

What we've been hearing over and over again is that the reason Republicans are opposed to the surtax is because of the concern of its impact on job creation. Well, if you carve out employers, you take away that argument.

Susan Collins

JobImpactYouArgumentCreation

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