Elvis Mitchell Quotes

The stoic drama 'A Somewhat Gentle Man' is photographed in a palate of steel gray tones that match Stellan Skarsgard's complexion. It's a low-blood-pressure version of the kind of thing James M. Cain used to do in his sleep, and its filmmaking accomplishment is as minimalist as its narrative ambition is minimal.

Elvis Mitchell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 6, 1958

Topics

ManSleepAmbitionAccomplishment

It is not doing the thing we like to do, but liking the thing we have to do, that makes life blessed.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

LifeBlessedDoingLikingLike

As a reader and a writer, I'm happiest when apparently mutually exclusive states can somehow coexist.

Jennifer Egan

WriterExclusiveHappiestStates

We've always tried to be good citizens in the communities that we do business in.

John Mackey

GoodBusinessAlwaysCitizensTried

The Bible interprets life from its particular perspective; it does not record in a factual way the human journey through history.

John Shelby Spong

LifeJourneyHistoryPerspectiveWay

Israel deserves special treatment from the United States, both for historical reasons and because there can be no regional peace without a secure Israel.

Stephen Kinzer

PeaceSpecialWithoutHistorical

There are brands out there in the world that have an incredible influence on the culture. Numerous ones are badly done.

Stefan Sagmeister

CultureInfluenceWorldDoneOut

I loved to make people laugh in high school, and then I found I loved being on stage in front of people. I'm sure that's some kind of ego trip or a way to overcome shyness. I was very kind of shy and reserved, so there's a way to be on stage and be performing and balance your life out.

Steve Martin

LifeBalanceSchoolPeopleEgoKind

I do not make stories up, full stop.

Robert Fisk

StopUpMakeStoriesFull

Everyone knows what crappy food is: high grease, high fat... or what clean eating is. They just make excuses not to do it.

Robert Whittaker

FoodEatingExcusesFatCleanHigh

Probably the first time I was a boss was when I was associate dean of the graduate school at the University of Southern California. I was in my early 30s.

Ruth J. Simmons

TimeSchoolBossEarlyCalifornia

Witty, adventurous guys really rev my engine.

Miranda Rae Mayo

WittyAdventurousEngineGuysReally

I notice when I'm on these trips, I read like mad. It's the only thing that seems to center me, bring me back to remembering who I am. Or forgetting who I am!

Judith Guest

I AmMeBackMadRememberingBring

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