Erik Larson Quotes

When I'm considering an idea, and there is an element of hubris involved, I generally feel comfortable that it's going to be a good story. Pride goeth before a fall. It's an element of a lot of big stories.

Erik Larson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 3, 1954

Topics

GoodStoryPrideFeelFallHubris

It's really hard for me to meet someone. I don't want to date actors. Been there, done that. Only one actor per household, please.

Jennifer Coolidge

MeSomeoneDoneWantMeetActor

I spent many years trying to fit in and do things the way I thought I was supposed to - trying to be perceived the way I thought people wanted to see me. I grew up in a very religious household and wasn't taught to feel comfortable or good about my sexuality, so it feels great to be able to say things the way I want to say them.

John Grant

GoodGreatPeopleMeThoughtFeel

There was a lot of playing by myself, wearing last year's Halloween costume and wandering around the yard talking to myself - which may account for my fondness for doing different voices.

Jefferson Mays

MyselfDoingTalkingYearMayLast

A lot of professions happen to be male-dominated because women drop out at a certain point. It's unfortunate.

Tom Colicchio

WomenHappenOutPointBecauseDrop

Funding for sports (and the arts) are often the first things facing the chop in difficult times.

Lucy Powell

SportsDifficultFirstThingsArts

I try to get to the beach every day. It brings sanity to my life. I'll just sit and read a book and enjoy the quiet.

Audrina Patridge

LifeBeachDayBookMy LifeEnjoy

People know I love to shoot action and that I'm not afraid of emotion.

Peter Berg

LovePeopleActionKnowEmotion

By continuing to redefine the cost structure in food, we think Munchery will eventually make getting a high quality chef-prepared meal delivered to your door less expensive than buying the ingredients to cook a similar meal yourself.

Shervin Pishevar

FoodQualityYourselfDoorThink

The bottom line is, there're a lot of conservatives that don't feel Donald Trump is conservative, right? Or, he's not their brand of conservatism... and there's a lot of people who don't have a seat on the inside who used to have a seat on the inside.

Sean Duffy

PeopleBrandFeelDonald TrumpRight

Something my father dearly loved is the scientific method, and it's founded in this element of humility. The idea is that you pursue the truth wherever it goes; you need to evidence, and you can - you see if it's repeatable.

Nick Sagan

FatherTruthHumilityLovedYouSee

There are risks in the sheer brevity of Twitter, and it's actually quite an elegant art reducing what you have to say to 140 characters, and it's something that I quite enjoy attempting to do.

Richard Dawkins

ArtRisksEnjoyYouSayElegant

I'm not a 3-D man; I'm a 2-D man.

Martin Campbell

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