Elizabeth Berg Quotes

As we continue to become a society of tweets, shorter and shorter messages, there's great value in the contemplation and reflection that comes from reading a long body of work.

Elizabeth Berg

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 2, 1948

Topics

WorkGreatReflectionValueSociety

One of the torturous things about my job is that, as time goes on, you get more and more clarity on all the things you've screwed up and all the mistakes you've made.

Matt Cohler

TimeJobMistakesYouClarityMore

When I taught writing classes to psychiatric patients, I met people whose stories of manic highs and immobilizing lows appeared to be textbook descriptions of classic bipolar disorder. I met other patients who had been diagnosed with myriad disorders. No doctor seemed to agree about what they actually suffered from.

Siri Hustvedt

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I was like any other inner-city kid with a chip on his shoulder because his daddy and his mommy wasn't together.

Tracy Morgan

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I never really absorbed myself in a role like some actors do.

Roger Moore

MyselfNeverRoleLikeSomeReally

P.C. Richard and Son has a wonderful heritage and is part of the great American storybook.

Rohan Marley

SonGreatAmericanHeritagePart

I like someone who's focused and can tell me what they've done well and not well and who's very open, honest, and self-aware.

Mickey Drexler

MeSomeoneDoneFocusedOpenTell

I am fortunate to have enough money not to have to worry about the necessities of life. Beyond that, I try to think about money as little as possible.

Michael Sandel

LifeMoneyI AmThinkWorryEnough

I love what I do, and when you love what you do, you want to be the best at it.

Jay-Z

LoveBestYouWantI Love

I'm not actively avoiding television. I just haven't found the right fit yet, as it were. And that's O.K.

Diane Lane

TelevisionRightJustFoundAvoiding

Airline food is cooked in an oven and then kept warm. Space station food is often cooked in an oven and then thermo-stabilised, irradiated or dehydrated and then stored for a year or two before you even get to it.

Chris Hadfield

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I love documentaries. My problem is when the filmmaker becomes the star.

Christopher Guest

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I was a very passionate basketball player, really enjoyed the sport. I played it my entire life.

Brock Osweiler

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