Charles J. Shields Quotes

My theory is that Kurt had a lot of residual pain from his childhood. And when you pile that on top of his experience in World War II - he was in Dresden when it was bombed and saw a city annihilated. When you combine those two things, my impression of Kurt Vonnegut at 84 was that he was a very pained and haunted man.

Charles J. Shields

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 2, 1951

Topics

ExperienceChildhoodManPainWar

I succeeded on sort of chutzpah and charm. No technique at all, didn't know what I was doing, but it worked and the character suited me.

Jeremy Irons

CharacterMeDoingKnowCharmSort

We tend to rush through life, generally. We don't appreciate the people around us, the relationships we have, or anything.

Jeremy Podeswa

LifePeopleAppreciateRelationships

Protecting free speech is not only a matter of principle, it is also pragmatic.

Amal Clooney

FreeSpeechMatterFree SpeechOnly

When I retired and told my wife I wanted to go back to Bozeman and fight political corruption and get involved in politics, she decided to stay in Seattle.

Stan Jones

PoliticsWifeFightPoliticalBack

One of my major goals off the field is to conduct myself in a way that... parents are proud to say, 'Oh yeah, look, he wants to be like Sonny Bill Williams.'

Sonny Bill Williams

GoalsMyselfParentsProudLookSay

Traffic in the streets of Bombay is chaotic at best. Riding a bicycle is a dangerous occupation. However, there are hundreds of them on the streets competing with the cars and buses and lorries because it is the poor man's mode of transport.

Rohinton Mistry

BestManBicycleDangerousPoor

If people pay money to see you, they have to cheer. They can't boo, or else they're chumping themselves.

Mike D

MoneyPeopleYouPaySeeCheer

My personal style is kind of random; it's always changing - I'm a Pisces! Sometimes I like one particular style for a season, and the next season I will dress totally different.

Ming Xi

StyleDressRandomSometimesKind

The BBC has the obligation to think big. And at the moment, that clarion call sounds an uncertain note to me.

Jonathan Dimbleby

MomentMeThinkThink BigBigCall

Every morning when I wake up, I am grateful and happy that I come to the film set. It is home.

Arjun Kapoor

HomeMorningGratefulI AmHappyUp

Trade deficits are OK under certain circumstance. 1. An emerging nation imports capital goods necessary to enhance its productivity. 2. A developed nation, with a current account surplus, uses some of its investment income to finance the purchases of additional consumer goods from abroad.

Peter Schiff

FinanceInvestmentNationTrade

If we don't have great music, we're not any company.

Scott Borchetta

MusicGreatCompanyAnyGreat Music

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