George Saunders Quotes

Nostalgia is, 'Hey, remember the other mall that used to be there?'

George Saunders

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

RememberNostalgiaUsedMallHey

Obviously there are not too many people who get a chance to play in the Olympics in their hometown. That would be something special, but going into the summer you have to be realistic with yourself, and health-wise and motivation-wise you have to be willing to do what it takes.

Joe Sakic

YourselfPeopleChanceHometownYou

It's almost impossible that an argument would naturally form the kind of arch that it does in 'Lifespan'. So, the conversation is constructed.

John D'Agata

ImpossibleConversationArgumentKind

There are a whole bunch of roles where people say, 'Oh, you're playing yourself.' I guess it's kind of a compliment. Or people say, 'Oh, man, you just roll out of bed and do that.' The work is to make it look effortless. That's the hard part.

Matthew McConaughey

WorkManYourselfPeopleYouLook

Bullies are always cowards at heart and may be credited with a pretty safe instinct in scenting their prey.

Anna Julia Cooper

HeartAlwaysPreyCowardsPretty

I've found even after nearly 30 years of doing this, there are all kinds of new surprises that rear their heads at various times and I truly believe that 51% of the images, success takes place in the darkroom.

John Sexton

SuccessBelieveDoingPlaceNew

When you make a world tolerable for yourself, you make a world tolerable for others.

Anais Nin

YourselfWorldYouOthersMake

I was working for the Socialist International, after I left university in 1959, as a researcher.

Stephen Lewis

UniversityLeftWorkingInternational

If there is a Swedish style, I cannot identify it.

Stefan Persson

StyleCannotIdentifySwedish

People are under the impression that dictionaries legislate language. What a dictionary does is keep track of usages over time.

Steven Pinker

TimePeopleLanguageOverImpression

I even believe in helping an employer function more productively. For then, we will have a claim to higher wages, shorter hours, and greater participation in the benefits of running a smooth industrial machine.

Sidney Hillman

BelieveWillParticipationMore

Football develops, it becomes quicker, players develop as athletes.

Ruud Gullit

FootballPlayersDevelopQuicker

I worked at a PBS station called WQED in Pittsburgh.

Michael Keaton

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