George Saunders Quotes

Early on, a story's meaning and rationale seem pretty obvious, but then, as I write it, I realize that I know the meaning/rationale too well, which means that the reader will also know it - and so things have to be ramped up.

George Saunders

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

StoryMeaningEarlyKnowWillWrite

The passion to explore and not be afraid to fail - that's something I will always attribute to the Groundlings.

Jim Rash

PassionWillExploreAlwaysAfraid

There's probably one more story about Bosnia that I'd like to do, because I spent a fair amount of time on the Serb side of the lines, which isn't apparent in the other books.

Joe Sacco

TimeStoryMoreFairSideLines

I won two Golden Globes, and there was a long, long period in between the wins. That might be explained by the fact that when I first won the award, for '3rd Rock on the Sun,' I satirically compared aliens on the show to the Foreign Press Association. And they did not take that well.

John Lithgow

SunAwardLongGoldenRockFirst

I don't get 'Star Wars.' I just don't.

Robert Picardo

StarGetJustWarsStar Wars

Wherever you see a man who gives someone else's corruption, someone else's prejudice as a reason for not taking action himself, you see a cog in The Machine that governs us.

John Jay Chapman

ManActionCorruptionSomeoneYou

I can sing, but it isn't something I crave to do professionally.

Sophie Kennedy Clark

I CanSomethingSingCrave

No computer has ever been designed that is ever aware of what it's doing; but most of the time, we aren't either.

Marvin Minsky

TimeDoingAwareBeenComputerMost

When you start out in a team, you have to get the teamwork going and then you get something back.

Michael Schumacher

TeamworkTeamStartYouBackOut

I'm fascinated by how much we, as women, have to subjugate and hide ourselves in order to get on in the world.

Minnie Driver

WomenWorldHideOrderGetMuch

I was obsessed with being popular in high school and never achieved it. There's photos from our high school musicals, and I'm comically in the deep background, wearing a beggar's costume.

Mindy Kaling

SchoolHigh SchoolDeepNeverHigh

I hope my fans will grow with me. I want to be like Michael Jackson: 5-year-olds love his music, and 75-year-olds love his music.

Drake Bell

LoveMusicHopeMeGrowWant

Peter Jackson's instincts are extraordinary, as is his stamina.

Christopher Lee

ExtraordinaryInstinctsStaminaHis

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