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David Rabe Quotes

Often my characters don't know what the issues of the play are. They think they're doing one thing, but something else is actually orchestrating their lives.

David Rabe

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: playwright
Nationality: american
Birth: March 10, 1940

Topics

Think Doing Play Know Something

Congressional dysfunction is the logical result of closed primaries, too many gerrymandered one-party seats, and low-turnout elections.

John Delaney

Result Elections Logical Dysfunction

The usual justification for eating extra meals is that it keeps the metabolism 'revved up' so that weight loss is easier. There is, however, very little hard evidence that supports this idea, and a fair amount that disputes it.

Andrew Weil

Eating Loss Fair Weight Loss Hard

I've grown as a storyteller, and my comedic timing has gotten better.

Melissa De Sousa

Better Timing Storyteller Grown

Donald Trump is right. We need to figure out a way to end this cycle of hostility that's putting this country at risk, costing us billions of dollars in defense, and creating hostility that should not exist.

Jeff Sessions

End Country Creating Donald Trump

The biggest road block to action on genocide and other human rights crimes is ignorance. Most people just don't know that such things are happening, and often, if they have a vague idea they are happening, there is a feeling that there is nothing that can be done to stop these crimes.

John Prendergast

Ignorance People Action Road Stop

People tend to think of the quest as a sort of fanciful or fantastical form, but actually, I think it's pretty realistic. I think that story of gathering allies to your side - recruiting your band of companions - actually matches the shape of most great careers, most great lives.

Robin Sloan

Great People Story Think Gathering

No one is ever too old, too rich, too poor, to pray.

Loretta Young

Rich Poor Old Pray Ever Too

I was born with an adult head and a tiny body. Like a 'Peanuts' character.

Jon Stewart

Character Body Born Head Adult Like

But Gulf War Syndrome is not one cause, not one illness. It is many causes, many illnesses.

Christopher Shays

War Illness Gulf War Cause Many

When I started out, I was definitely writing about experiences that I hadn't had yet. The songs were just based on my influences, songwriters that had written songs before me and that were more experienced and 20, 30 years older than me.

Brandi Carlile

Me Writing More Years Out Started

It isn't true that you live only once. You only die once. You live lots of times, if you know how.

Bobby Darin

Live Die You Know True Only

I used to be really scared to voice my opinion, whether it was with the other girls or just about an outfit I didn't like. I kept worrying what other people would think of me if they didn't agree. But I learned that I was just hurting myself.

Ally Brooke

Myself People Me Opinion Think Used