Lawrence Wright Quotes

There are a lot of reporters who I feel are a lot more courageous and fool-hardy than I am. Maybe at the top I'd put Dexter Filkins. He's an extraordinary man in terms of his nerve and ability to get into dangerous situations and tell the story cogently. He's bringing back real human stories. I admire that.

Lawrence Wright

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 2, 1947

Topics

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Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.

Jimi Hendrix

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I spend way too much time watching television, going to sports games, going to movies. It struck me that there's an awful lot of data in the public domain for these sectors. The movie industry publishes weekly sales numbers - not many industries do.

Anita Elberse

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As an actor, you always dream of having material that showcases what you can do.

Michael B. Jordan

YouDreamActorAlwaysMaterial

No person who is not a great sculptor or painter can be an architect. If he is not a sculptor or painter, he can only be a builder.

John Ruskin

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If we are able to get inside the music and inhabit it convincingly enough, it will cause everyone to find each other in this new psychological space. And that's most exciting.

Michael Tilson Thomas

MusicSpaceEnoughFindNewWill

There are lots of things where NAFTA can be updated and upgraded.

Luis Videgaray Caso

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It is clear to me that one of the biggest obstacles we face as human beings is the pain we put ourselves through when we resist and wrestle with our emotions.

Debbie Ford

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A maturing process, and growth, is always painful. You ask any teenager, they will tell you, and it's just like that for the country. We need to grow; we need to evolve.

Arundhati Bhattacharya

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I love to create clothing for the everyday woman. I get joy out of that because it's something that we need in this industry.

Ashley Nell Tipton

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Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise.

William Shakespeare

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The oppressed, having internalized the image of the oppressor and adopted his guidelines, are fearful of freedom.

Paulo Freire

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I feel like a foster kid that's been in the system for a long time, and then at 16, somebody adopted them and said, 'You can go to college, and you ain't got to pay no student loans.' I feel happy. I feel accepted after all these years of blood, sweat, and tears.

Tiffany Haddish

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