Lawrence Wright Quotes

The ideal 'New Yorker' profile is a person, an interesting person, at a critical point in his life.

Lawrence Wright

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LifeInterestingPersonNewPoint

We can all understand that feeling of being alone in the world trying to find ways to not be alone.

Andrew Haigh

AloneBeing AloneWorldTryingFind

You do not know our culture, our ethics, or the unwritten codes that already provide our society more order than could be obtained by any of your impositions.

John Perry Barlow

CultureEthicsSocietyYouKnowOur

With time, I'll learn to do more things, different things.

Stephan El Shaarawy

TimeLearnMoreThingsDifferent

Sometimes over things that I did, movies that didn't turn out very well - you go, 'Why did you do that?' But in the end, I can't regret them because I met amazing people. There was always something that was worth it.

Robin Williams

PeopleAmazingRegretEndWorthYou

I am not gay.

Roberto Cavalli

I AmGayAm

Human imagination is so much more potent than anything we could put down in words.

Matt Bomer

ImaginationWordsDownMoreHuman

I'm the kind of guy who, if I look inside and they throw me a fastball outside, and it's a strike, I'm going to swing. Everything in the strike zone, I'm going to swing. Doesn't matter if it's a fastball, changeup, breaking ball. If it's in the strike zone and it's something you like, you've got to swing.

Miguel Cabrera

MeYouLookKindSwingMatter

But I'd have to say Young Frankenstein, which I can watch forever.

Jason Schwartzman

I CanYoungSayForeverWatchWhich

When I was in school, I was always writing scripts and dressing up as characters. I'd constantly be that guy who'd get up on stage. I used to write imaginary TV shows, like soap operas, for fun.

Chris Lilley

SchoolFunWritingWriteStageSoap

A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.

Chinua Achebe

LeadershipDemocracyHealthyEducated

When I look back on what I've done, I think I'm drawn to obsession, perhaps.

Christopher Guest

ThinkLookBackDoneObsession

I must have been one of the least surprised people on earth on September 11. I felt very braced for that. I knew something like that was going to come.

Christopher Hitchens

PeopleEarthGoingSeptemberBeen

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