David Quammen Quotes

I'm a white, middle-class male who had a happy childhood in Ohio. The world does not need me to be a novelist.

David Quammen

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ChildhoodHappyMeWorldWhiteNeed

You're on Facebook, and you're supposed to know your sexual orientation at 13... Nobody really knows what's going on at that time, and people seem to... know stuff, or they have to act like they do, and they make decisions before they really need to.

John Cameron Mitchell

TimePeopleDecisionsYouKnowNeed

The squares of the periodic times are to each other as the cubes of the mean distances.

Johannes Kepler

MeanSquaresPeriodicOtherEach

I mentioned that I received a scholarship to Episcopalian school, and the model for the school was 'From each according to his or her ability and to each according to his or her need.' And it's something that is still really important to me in thinking about how I prioritize what I do with my life.

Tracy Chapman

LifeSchoolMeThinkingMy Life

We want to assist China's soft power; we want to develop a vibrant young cinema in China. The average American has no understanding whatsoever of China. We'd like to create a young generation to tell their stories on a world stage. We can make history as well as make money.

Robert Friedland

PowerHistoryMoneyWorldGeneration

Training hasn't been consistent for the last week or so which was a bit annoying, but going into the competition I just had to get myself into the right mind frame.

Tom Daley

MyselfTrainingCompetitionMind

Every great film should seem new every time you see it.

Roger Ebert

GreatTimeYouNewMoviesSee

I fell in love with pastry because I felt I could be much more creative. It's precise, and you don't have to kill anything.

Johnny Iuzzini

LoveCreativeYouMoreAnything

Exaggeration is my only reality.

Diana Vreeland

RealityExaggerationOnly

My uncle was a second father to me. I spent most of my childhood with him.

Rey Mysterio

FatherChildhoodMeUncleHimMost

If you want a favorite book, Orson Scott Card's 'Ender's Game'. You'll be hooked. I think he's written like twelve or thirteen.

Marisol Nichols

BookGameThinkYouWantLike

In my first book, 'A Return to Love', I wrote about things in the outer world that need to change - how we need to ameliorate deep poverty, heal the earth, end war.

Marianne Williamson

LoveChangeWarWorldBookDeep

We live in a global society, and I don't think we can talk about, quote unquote, 'American themes' anymore.

Lynn Nottage

LiveSocietyThinkAmericanTalk

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