James Bovard Quotes

Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.

James Bovard

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
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  • Birth: 1956

Topics

DemocracyDinnerWolvesVotingSheep

And as a true athlete, mistakes haunt you forever.

Jim Otto

MistakesYouAthleteTrueForever

I wanted to be a pianist but it just wasn't my thing. I guess I wanted to stand up rather than sit down.

Steve Lacy

Stand UpStandDownUpSitJust

I was really educating myself on the environment, but I didn't realize it was so connected to politics, connected to globalization.

Stuart Townsend

MyselfPoliticsGlobalizationRealize

I'm a character actor at heart.

Shuler Hensley

CharacterHeartActorCharacter Actor

The creative act amazes me. Whether it's poetry, whether it's music, it's an amazing process, and it has something to do with bringing forth the old out into the world to create and to bring forth that which will rejuvenate.

Joy Harjo

MusicCreativePoetryAmazingWorld

I'm perfectly happy doing nothing. I'll hang around the house and take the dog to the park.

Jorge Garcia

DogHappyDoingHouseNothingPark

I love what I do. I was given the most incredible gift that can be given to anyone. I could never imagine a world without music, and I feel grateful that I've been given the ability to share that.

Dionne Warwick

LoveMusicGratefulWorldGiftFeel

To restore the trust of the people, we must reform the way the government operates.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

TrustGovernmentPeopleWayRestore

I was a single mom.

Allison Anders

MomSingleSingle Mom

Developmental scientists like me explore the basic science of learning by designing controlled experiments.

Alison Gopnik

LearningScienceMeExploreBasic

A lot of crime writing suffers from treading water. I feel an obligation to move the character on and not repeat myself. I try to fit him into a different period and a different agenda. That way, you learn slightly more about his personal history in the tradition of the unreliable narrator. It makes it more challenging to write.

Philip Kerr

CharacterHistoryWaterMyselfLearn

I'm interested in characters. I love them, and I love to write them.

Sebastian Lelio

LoveWriteInterestedCharacters

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