Paul Di Filippo Quotes

More than we sleep, play, or make love, we work. Yet despite - or perhaps because of - this dominant daily grind, much of our literature is biased toward other pursuits.

Paul Di Filippo

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 29, 1954

Topics

WorkLoveDailySleepLiterature

There is a circus around politics. But if you think it is a game, then you forget what the purpose of politics actually is.

Johann Lamont

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I have no experience performing that music live in front of an audience. So that remains to be seen. I'm very excited to see what that's going to be like.

Tom Wopat

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Jeff Bridges taught me a lot about how to keep a scene fresh.

Robert Englund

MeBridgesFreshKeepHowTaught

I remember in the first season going, 'This is retarded. I can't believe they're making chefs do this.' But then it actually does show off certain skills. And at the end of the day, this is entertainment and this stuff is very entertaining. Is a lot of it ridiculous? Of course it is. But that's what makes it interesting.

Tom Colicchio

DayBelieveEnd Of The DayEndFirst

There's a process to everything. If you fast track or make shortcuts in any way, and you get too much of one thing, you're just out of balance.

Rose Namajunas

BalanceProcessYouFastToo Much

Paying more heed to the lessons of the past might teach us to be a little more cautious about some of the political decisions taken today.

Michael Morpurgo

TodayPastDecisionsPoliticalTeach

In Canada, I climbed some mountains with the Alpine Club of Canada, which taught me a lot about stamina.

Chris Carter

MountainsMeCanadaClubStamina

I believe there ought to be school choice, so that parents can choose within the public school system.

William H. Gray

SchoolParentsBelieveChooseChoice

A garden is to be a world unto itself, it had better make room for the darker shades of feeling as well as the sunny ones.

William Kent

WorldBetterFeelingGardenSunny

I've had albums out since the 1970s. I was in a musical, 'The Boy Friend,' directed by Ken Russell, and I was on Broadway in 'My One And Only' with Tommy Tune, so I've always been a singer, but I suppose people think of my modelling more.

Twiggy

FriendPeopleThinkBoyMoreSinger

One may miss the mark by aiming too high as too low.

Thomas Fuller

MotivationalHighMarkMissLowMay

I'm one of those people where, if I get a piece of advice from someone I look up to and respect, I'll really listen to it.

Kelly Marie Tran

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