David Rakoff Quotes

I had a beautiful childhood and a lovely childhood. I just didn't like being a child. I didn't like the rank injustice of not being listened to. I didn't like the lack of autonomy.

David Rakoff

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: November 27, 1964 - August 9, 2012

Topics

BeautifulChildhoodChildInjustice

We are all searching for some form of family or foundation - for a place we can feel safe and secure.

Jena Malone

FamilyFoundationFeelPlaceSafe

I'm Andrea Thompson, and unless you've been living in a cave, you probably already know that.

Andrea Thompson

YouKnowLivingCaveBeenUnless

Out of the agony and travail of economic America the Committee for Industrial Organization was born.

John L. Lewis

OrganizationAmericaBornCommittee

I studied the philosophy and the discipline of non-violence in Nashville as a student. And I staged a sitting-in in the fall of 1959 and got arrested the first time in February 1960.

John Lewis

TimeDisciplineFebruaryPhilosophy

I'd rather be a victor than a victim.

Robert Kiyosaki

VictimRatherThanVictor

I think, at the end of the day, Stockhouse will have free services supported by advertising, but we'll also have a number of subscription services.

Jeff Berwick

DayAdvertisingFreeThinkEndWill

It's easy to get caught up in a moment and think, 'Oh, I've been offered some giant studio film or a superhero franchise or some actor wants to meet with me about a project they want to do.' And it's easy to get caught up in a moment because it's flattering. But you can't do a movie because it's flattering.

Jason Reitman

MomentMeThinkEasyYouMeet

You have to have a certain amount of grit in your sound, and having real synths and talking certain elements outside your computer can help with this.

Deadmau5

HelpTalkingGritYouSoundOutside

There's, you know, there's an ideology behind Ultron that makes him more unique that just a bad guy. He doesn't wanna just kill the Avengers. He doesn't wanna just destroy the world. He has these monologues and these beautiful speeches that kind of embody a certain mentality about what's wrong with humanity.

Chris Evans

BeautifulWorldHumanityYouBad

I just grew the hair on my back. Facial hair just wasn't appealing to me. I liked it on my back, though.

Bob Uecker

MeHairBackJustThoughFacial

I was just a cheap little starlet hardly acting at all in a very mediocre film.

Brigitte Bardot

ActingCheapLittleFilmJustVery

As someone who started a company with an idea of creating a luxury brand with a soul, I needed to learn more about how I effect change.

Prabal Gurung

ChangeSoulBrandLearnLuxuryMore

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