George Saunders Quotes

Whatever your supposed politics are - left, right - if you put it in a human connection, most people will rise to the occasion and feel the human pain in a way that they might not if it was presented in a more conceptual way.

George Saunders

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

PoliticsPainPeopleFeelYouRise

Not much about California, on its own preferred terms, has encouraged its children to see themselves as connected to one another.

Joan Didion

ChildrenConnectedCaliforniaSee

My high school experience was kind of like 'Mean Girls.' It was very much like a bad B movie. 'This is where the jocks sit, and this is where the cheerleaders sit.' And I never really fit in. I guess I was sort of a theatre geek, but the activity that I was most invested in was speech and debate.

Andie MacDowell

ExperienceSchoolTheatreHigh School

Be yourself. Don't try too hard - it shows.

Amar'e Stoudemire

YourselfBe YourselfTryHardShows

This is one of the most effective adaptations of racism over time - that we can think of racism as only something that individuals either are or are not 'doing.'

Robin DiAngelo

TimeRacismThinkDoingOverOnly

I've always been interested in shaping music in odd ways, with odd riffs and that's been probably something that I've continued on with my studies with improvisation as I'm working with people.

Roscoe Mitchell

MusicPeopleAlwaysSomethingBeen

Americans, the eyes of the world are upon you. How can you expect the world to believe in you and respect your preaching of democracy when you yourself treat your colored brothers as you do?

Josephine Baker

RespectEyesYourselfWorldTreat

My goal is to be remembered as a human being and as a great performer.

Bobby Darin

GreatGoalHumanHuman BeingBeing

I never did work in the off-season, and I never did play winter ball or anything else. I think it was good for me to get away after a full season... In those days, I don't think anyone ever got too complacent.

Bobby Doerr

WorkWinterGoodMeThinkPlay

Generally, I'm a pretty positive, but like any other working person, if the jobs aren't coming in, I do get depressed.

Britt Ekland

PositivePersonComingPrettyGet

Whether it's being a leading man, making TV shows, being with my family, I've learned a lot.

Ashton Kutcher

FamilyManBeingLeadingMakingTV

A comeback in gymnastics is almost impossible in itself.

Shawn Johnson

ImpossibleComebackAlmostGymnastics

For me it's hard, especially being a young African-American woman. My dad doesn't look like what you might call the 'safe' African-American male that America would accept, if you know what I mean.

Normani Kordei

WomanMeAmericaYouLookYoung

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