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David Rakoff Quotes

I'm anti-religious. I don't like people telling me what to do.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

People Me Like Telling

Back in George W. Bush's second term, when diplomatic realism began to overtake foolish bellicosity, the president developed one of his patented nicknames for the two most powerful neoconservative journalists, William Kristol and Charles Krauthammer: he called them 'the Bomber Boys.'

Powerful Back President Two Foolish

Force is not a remedy.

It didn't matter that I wore clothes from Sears; I was still different. I looked different. My name was different. I wanted to pull away from the things that marked my parents as being different.

Parents Being Different Name Clothes

Looking back, I realise I had to grow up and be responsible at a very tender age.

Andie MacDowell

Age Looking Back Looking Grow Back

Editing requires you to be always open, always responding. It is very important, for example, not to allow yourself to want the writer to write a certain kind of book. Sometimes that's hard.

Robert Gottlieb

Yourself Book You Sometimes Kind

I only work on my books at nights and at weekends. It is really just like a hobby.

Work Hobby Weekends Only Just Books

I grew up in Solihull, on the edge of what was then the Birmingham conurbation. It was a good place to write comedy from. I didn't feel allegiance to anything. I didn't have working-class pride or upper-class superiority.

Good Pride Feel Comedy Place Edge

Loving relatives and home-cooked meals are solid levees against a recession.

Rosecrans Baldwin

Loving Relatives Meals Against Solid

There are some things I'd like to get into in terms of what's important to me.

Me Important Things Get Like Some

I feel like if I had my personality but was an OB/GYN, you would be psyched. You'd be like, 'My chatty, pop-culture-interested but plainspoken, wants-to-talk-about-clothes but serious-minded doctor.' I feel like I would clean up with patients. That's kind of a cocky thing to say.

Personality Doctor Feel You Kind Up

I'm just like everyone. I like to feel togetherness with someone.

Lucinda Williams

Feel Someone Togetherness Everyone

When I moved to Seattle in fourth grade, I joined the Seattle Girls' Choir. It's a world-class choir, and we competed, toured Europe, and went and sang at the Vatican, so it was a really awesome experience to have that young.

Experience Young Choir Awesome Moved

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