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Charles Jencks Quotes

I've been a lucky man. I've only faced one real tragedy: the death of my wife, Maggie, from cancer in 1995.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: architect
Nationality: american
Birth: June 21, 1939

Topics

Wife Death Man Tragedy Lucky Real

'Empire of Self' is a loving portrait of a very difficult man. Jay Parini, himself a gifted novelist, poet and biographer, has gone very deep into the 'black energy' of Gore Vidal's relentless narcissism and megalomania. Parini envisions an epic battle between Vidal's angelic and demonic sides, yet there's very little of the angel in Vidal.

Man Angel Energy Deep Self Battle

When I was eight years old, I got a dummy for Christmas and started teaching myself. I got books and records and sat in front of the bathroom mirror, practising. I did my first show in the third grade and just kept going; there was no reason to quit.

Mirror Myself Quit Christmas First

One of the reasons for going back into the past is that it's almost the only place that there's any drama.

Past Back Place Drama Going Almost

It was all to do with the change of producer as well as political reasons I don't really comprehend.

Change Political Producer Well

There's not a sport or activity in life where you have a really hard grip, you actually do better. Whether it's baseball or golf or kicking a ball, the looser you are, the further the thing goes... If you're tight, you're not necessarily better.

Lloyd Blankfein

Life Baseball Better Golf You Hard

I really just like making music. People call that 'work.' Like, 'Oh, you're going to the studio to work?' No, that's even what I do in my off day. I love recording.

Work Love Music Day People You

I don't really wear sarees and suits.

Suits Wear Really

We're real fortunate to have such a unique cast.

Christopher Meloni

Unique Real Fortunate Cast

The world changed on September 11, 2001.

Christopher Dodd

World September Changed

Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.

Clarence Darrow

Fighting Worth Lost Only Causes

Between income taxes and employment taxes, capital gains taxes, estate taxes, corporate taxes, property taxes, Social Security taxes, we're being taxed to death.

Death Security Taxes Property Social

If I wasn't an actor, I'd be a teacher, a history teacher. After all, teaching is very much like performing. A teacher is an actor, in a way. It takes a great deal to get, and hold, a class.

Richard Dreyfuss

Teacher History Great Actor Way Get

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