George Steiner Quotes

It took 10 months for me to learn to tie a lace; I must have howled with rage and frustration. But one day I could tie my laces. That no one can take from you. I profoundly distrust the pedagogy of ease.

George Steiner

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 23, 1929

Topics

DayMeFrustrationLearnYouRage

There's no such thing as multitasking.

Jim Loehr

Thing

After I came out to my mother at 17, I ran away from home and lived with a friend. We come from a highly religious family, and she could not accept it. It was devastating, and I was depressed.

Angelica Ross

FamilyFriendMotherHomeAccept

The right wing is appealing to a shrinking, shrinking demographic of angry white people who blame their predicament in life on the fact that there are immigrants coming into the country; it's pretty ludicrous.

Andy Kindler

LifeAngryPeopleBlameImmigrants

Dance music is an emotional journey. It's how well you can make people feel something that they haven't felt.

Steve Aoki

MusicJourneyDancePeopleFeelYou

I am not going to be dictated to by fans, certainly. I am dictated enough to by my record company to last me a million years.

Marvin Gaye

I AmMeEnoughCompanyYearsFans

L.A. is a town built upon segregated, individual fantasies.

Mike D

IndividualBuiltTownSegregated

There's a great desire for people to alter themselves, but it's also the art of transformation. 'I want a bigger butt; I want bigger boobs.' The artifice interests me - how we're capable of altering ourselves. There's a creative element that's very intriguing.

Mickalene Thomas

GreatArtCreativePeopleMeDesire

Leftism in all its forms must be halted and turned back resoundingly.

Monica Crowley

BackMustTurnedForms

For nearly eight decades, I've had the great fortune of playing thousands of roles before millions of people.

Dick Van Patten

GreatPeopleFortunePlayingEight

Stay faithful in things large and taking on the world, but stay faithful in those things small - because remember it's the small things, the size of a mustard seed, that ultimately moves mountains.

Cory Booker

Small ThingsMountainsWorldSmall

I think the institutions, principles, norms, and traditions that make the United States of America genuinely exceptional are at serious risk. It has been hard to think about anything else.

Chris Sacca

ThinkAmericaSeriousPrinciples

I'm so single. It's funny. I'm usually a relationship girl. I love being in love and having a partner in crime. But it's good to be your own partner in crime. God, that makes me sound like I have multiple-personality disorder.

Brittany Snow

FunnyLoveGoodGirlRelationship

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