George Saunders Quotes

I was a big and un-ironic fan of Dear Abby when I was a kid in Chicago. I think I sort of internalized her. So I have this inner Abby: cranky, proper, folksy yet scathing, with a beehive hairdo. But that's my issue.

George Saunders

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 2, 1958

Topics

ThinkChicagoKidBigHerFan

It's a rule when you're welcomed in the Marvel family that you have to understand that you're going to be living in a code of silence.

Maurissa Tancharoen

FamilySilenceYouLivingUnderstand

I think we're in the time when the metaphysical world is so interesting.

Alyssa Milano

TimeWorldThinkInterestingI Think

Power, after love, is the first source of happiness.

Stendhal

LoveHappinessPowerLove IsFirst

A free press needs to be a respected press.

Tom Stoppard

FreeFree PressPressNeeds

This is the law of God by which He makes His way known to man and is paramount to all human control.

Rufus King

GodManLawControlWayHuman

I was raised on Marvin Gaye. Before I knew Babyface or anyone else, I knew Marvin Gaye. My mother played Marvin Gaye.

Luke James

MotherI Was RaisedKnewBeforeElse

Mindfulness is often spoken of as the heart of Buddhist meditation. It's not about Buddhism, but about paying attention. That's what all meditation is, no matter what tradition or particular technique is used.

Jon Kabat-Zinn

HeartTraditionAttentionMeditation

Sister relationships span a huge range, from best friends to worst enemies. From 'I adore her; I talk to her five times a day' to 'I decided to cut her out of my life.' For most women, it's in between.

Deborah Tannen

LifeWomenBestDaySisterMy Life

VA is a unique national resource that is worth saving, and I am committed to doing just that.

David Shulkin

I AmDoingWorthUniqueJustAm

Tim Kaine can't point to a single accomplishment in the United States Senate for Virginia or Virginians.

Corey Stewart

AccomplishmentSinglePointUnited

The high-tech, globalized capitalism of the 21st century is very different from the postwar version of capitalism that performed so magnificently for the middle classes of the Western world.

Chrystia Freeland

WorldCapitalismMiddleDifferent

Autoimmunity is probably the next frontier. The majority of cases of autoimmune disease result from a complex genetic problem that has environmental influences. It is a colossal task for the immune system to maintain tolerance to self and yet be ready to react to everything in the world around us.

Bruce Beutler

EnvironmentalWorldSelfProblem

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