George Saunders Quotes

I was a straight arrow, a control freak. I didn't do drugs or drink, and this was the '70s. I didn't like the loss of control. Which isn't exactly right, because I didn't know what happened when you did drugs.

George Saunders

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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ControlLossYouKnowDrinkRight

I'm the kind of person who, if I can't get something right, I get quite frustrated with myself.

Joe Dempsie

MyselfPersonKindRightSomething

In films, the fact that you can always do a scene again takes a load off your mind, enabling you to strive for perfection, which I always wanted.

Jessie Matthews

PerfectionMindYouStriveAlways

The Congress has tasked the Federal Reserve with achieving stable prices and maximum employment - the dual mandate.

Jerome Powell

CongressAchievingEmploymentPrices

I think I was first to do live performances on a modern electronic sound synthesizer.

John Eaton

LiveThinkSoundFirstModern

When you're making a reality show, you can't even plan a week ahead now.

Simon Cowell

RealityPlanWeekYouNowAhead

The real pleasure was having the chance to enjoy being weightless, and the other was to spend some time looking out at this beautiful Earth that we're all lucky to inhabit.

Robert Crippen

BeautifulTimeLookingChanceEnjoy

In addition to not stopping the spread of Ebola, isolating countries will make it harder to respond to Ebola, creating an even greater humanitarian and health care emergency. Importantly, isolating countries won't keep Ebola contained and away from American shores.

Tom Frieden

HealthCareAmericanCreatingWill

Even now that I'm married and 28, my room's still intact the way it was when I went to high school.

Jordana Brewster

SchoolHigh SchoolNowWayHigh

The Caribbean is such a rich place, and Jamaica, personally, is one of my favorite places in the world. I've been lucky to, on various projects, to have spent a lot of time down there.

Cheo Hodari Coker

TimeWorldRichDownPlaceLucky

I'd go to clinics and hear coaches say, 'You block with your helmet. You tackle with your helmet.' I'd say, 'No way! You block with your shoulder. It's a lot stronger blow, and you don't risk nearly as much. Why be stupid?'

Ara Parseghian

StupidStrongerYouHelmetGoSay

I don't want to discuss my breasts with the whole world!

Brooke Burke

WorldWantBreastsWholeDiscuss

Our American heritage is greater than any one of us. It can express itself in very homely truths; in the end it can lift up our eyes beyond the glow in the sunset skies.

Bruce Catton

SunsetEyesEndAmericanHeritage

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