Paul Auster Quotes

The world is so unpredictable. Things happen suddenly, unexpectedly. We want to feel we are in control of our own existence. In some ways we are, in some ways we're not. We are ruled by the forces of chance and coincidence.

Paul Auster

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 3, 1947

Topics

ControlWorldChanceFeelWantOwn

When I was young, people didn't even really know what a producer was.

Max Martin

PeopleKnowYoungYoung PeopleEven

When you're working with an ensemble, I think you really need different energies because you don't have much time with each character to make them feel real. You want strong personalities that are very different.

John Hillcoat

CharacterTimeStrongThinkYou

Individually, museums are fine institutions, dedicated to the high values of preservation, education and truth; collectively, their growth in numbers points to the imaginative death of this country.

Robert Hewison

EducationGrowthTruthDeathValues

Certain gorillas are more evolved than certain human beings I know.

Andy Serkis

KnowMoreHumanHuman BeingsThan

Since self-control is vital to reaching long-term goals, befriending people with willpower could be the secret to success. Whether you're tempted to skip that workout at the gym, or you're considering blowing this month's budget, spending time with a disciplined friend could boost your motivation to maintain healthy habits.

Amy Morin

SuccessFriendGoalsTimePeople

With contemporary poetry having approximately as many fans outside the immediate field as there are devotees of undergoing knee surgery, any sentient, breathing reader who's genuinely interested in poetry... not scared of it... seems a godsend.

Amy Gerstler

PoetryOutsideBreathingScaredFans

Shakespeare wrote about love. I write about love. Shakespeare wrote about gang warfare, family feuds and revenge. I write about all the same things.

Sister Souljah

FamilyLoveRevengeWriteSameGang

And, uh, I've got about six thousand cartoons up there, also books and papers.

Rube Goldberg

UpGotBooksSixCartoonsThousand

I tend to judge a piece of criticism by how smart I find the argument. This, I know,, is not how everyone does it.

Michelle Dean

SmartCriticismJudgeFindArgument

There is a 'patrician arrogance' to James Taylor that accounts in part for his popularity while it at the same time explains the critical resistance to his work.

Jon Landau

WorkTimeArroganceResistanceSame

Great performers - in sports, the arts, business, or whatever field - have undertaken massive amounts of training. And when that training is complete... they train some more, and harder than they expect to perform. Why? Training builds confidence and ensures peak performance.

Brandon Webb

ConfidenceBusinessSportsGreatWhy

I think sometimes big budget means explosions! CGI! CGI, the possibilities are so limitless that it begins to be impractical.

Brit Marling

ThinkBudgetPossibilitiesSometimes

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