David Rakoff Quotes

Unless one is planning to go shopping - basically begging to be smothered by the ravening throngs of returners and bargain hunters; an embrace as constricting as that hugging machine designed by autistic author Temple Grandin - then Boxing Day feels like a bar after last call when the lights have been turned up.

David Rakoff

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

DayShoppingPlanningLightsGoBar

I want to keep sharing my story in the hope that young trans people or just people who feel different or ostracized have something to look up to.

Andreja Pejic

HopePeopleStoryFeelLookYoung

I have always admired the innovation and impact Apple products and services have on people's lives and hope in some small way I can help contribute to the company's continued success and leadership in changing the world.

Angela Ahrendts

LeadershipSuccessInnovationHope

Fundamentally, we have to recognize that Iran is not a partner.

Tom Cotton

PartnerRecognizeIranFundamentally

You must look like a money person for clients to trust you.

Michael Lee-Chin

TrustMoneyYouLookPersonClients

From now on, I approach the cinema as a business woman.

Milla Jovovich

BusinessWomanCinemaNowApproach

Everyone thinks they've got a book inside them.

Lisa Jewell

BookInsideEveryoneGotThinks

I was always good at math, but I was good at everything. It sounds obnoxious, but I was just smart. In school, it's kind of obvious when you're learning things faster than other kids.

Lisa Randall

LearningGoodSchoolSmartYouKind

People have a hard time making me dress up to look like a classy gal.

Judy Holliday

TimeDressPeopleMeLookClassy

I really just want to spread my love and happiness toward other people.

Jazz Jennings

LoveHappinessPeopleWantSpread

I'm as happy doing 'Postman Pat' as I am doing 'Hamlet.'

David Tennant

I AmHappyDoingPostmanPatAm

I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.

Confucius

KnowledgeI AmBornWhoSeekingAm

I would be lying if I said I'm not flattered being voted as the 'Time's' Most Desirable Man of 2012. Frankly, I have no idea how the desirability quotient is arrived at. If it is just drop dead good looks, then I have to thank God and my parents for it.

Arjun Rampal

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