Samuel R. Delany Quotes

I grew up in Harlem, a block away from what was then the most crowded block in New York City, according to the 1950 census. Something like ten thousand people lived in one city block.

Samuel R. Delany

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 1, 1942

Topics

New YorkPeopleCityNewUpLived

I've written about how mortality is a wonderful indicator of societal progress.

Angus Deaton

ProgressWonderfulMortalityHow

I want to be bigger than everybody.

Shinsuke Nakamura

WantBiggerEverybodyThan

I know that millions of Americans from all walks of life agree with me that leadership does not mean putting the ear to the ground to follow public opinion, but to have the vision of what is necessary and the courage to make it possible.

Shirley Chisholm

LifeLeadershipCourageVisionMe

Comedy clubs are sacred ground. That's where anything goes.

Tracy Morgan

ComedyGroundAnythingWhereSacred

I have always defended my convictions and what I believed to be the truth.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky

TruthAlwaysConvictionsBelieved

A baby writer should take inspiration from her predecessors but also find ways to tell her own stories in her own way.

Judith Tarr

BabyFindWayInspirationTellOwn

The great secret is that an orchestra can actually play without a conductor at all. Of course, a great conductor will have a concept and will help them play together and unify them. But there are conductors that actually inhibit the players from playing with each other properly.

Joshua Bell

GreatTogetherHelpPlayWill

All of my fighters should get down on their knees and thank me for what I've done for them.

Don King

MeDownDoneKneesGetFighters

I'd just recorded it in Mariah Carey's studio. THey thought the song was perfect for Nina, because she's so shy, so it was nice to have that connection with Nina in the song. It was special.

Delta Goodrem

SongThoughtConnectionPerfectNice

I always wanted to be a singer, it's what I wanted to do since I was little. I'm doing it now and I couldn't be happier.

Britney Spears

DoingNowAlwaysSingerLittle

But what I hope for from a book - either one that I write or one that I read - is transparency. I want the story to shine through. I don't want to think of the writer.

Anne Tyler

HopeShineBookStoryThinkWant

Memory is this one attempt to not be erased by time. And I think that ties back to what I learned watching my grandmother lose her memories is, you know, we are all facing erasure eventually.

Anthony Doerr

MemoriesTimeMemoryThinkYouLose

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