David Foster Wallace Quotes

One of the things that makes Wittgenstein a real artist to me is that he realized that no conclusion could be more horrible than solipsism.

David Foster Wallace

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 21, 1962 - December 12, 2008

Topics

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I've always wanted to go to Phuket in Thailand.

Jillian Hervey

GoAlwaysThailandWanted

I didn't even know Michele before we started the show but we became great friends, and still are.

Joan Van Ark

GreatFriendsKnowStartedShow

Learn to say 'no' to the good so you can say 'yes' to the best.

John C. Maxwell

GoodBestLearnYouSayYes

I was a journalist, but I was starving. And I've written fiction, but I couldn't get a publisher. So, I was basically a very frustrated creative person working in advertising, and even there, I have a great idea that client won't buy it.

Jeffrey Zeldman

GreatCreativeAdvertisingPerson

When I'm in the car sometimes it's like, 'Yeah, man, just put on the pop music.' You know what I mean? I don't want to listen to Tom Waits.

Max Greenfield

CarMusicManYouKnowSometimes

Tinseltown is eerily silent when The Oscars, The Emmys and The Grammys, The Sag Awards, and The Golden Globes aren't in full swing.

Amanda Eliasch

SilentGoldenSwingAwardsOscars

I've had some wins. And been knocked down with defeats. Glimpsed views from the top of the mountain. And walked through the darkest of valleys. But through this entire ride called 'a life' - I've refused to give up.

Robin S. Sharma

LifeRideMountainDownTopDarkest

A lot of the stuff I am now seeing is edgy, raw kinda material.

Mickey Rourke

I AmSeeingNowEdgyStuffRaw

GLAAD has so much information and outlets about LGBTQ people and some of the issues we face and who we are.

Jazz Jennings

PeopleFaceInformationWhoIssues

I don't need to be validated by academia, because that presupposes that academia is a pure endeavor and not guided by market forces, which is not the case.

Boots Riley

NeedEndeavorPureMarketForces

My gut tells me and continues to tell me that the Conservative party is on a road back to government.

Peter MacKay

GovernmentMeRoadBackPartyTell

Good, bad mediocre or whatever it is, if a director wants me in his movie, I take it as a compliment.

Scott Caan

GoodMeBadComplimentDirector

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