Geoff Dyer Quotes

I am still moved by passages of Marx: the 'Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right,' for example, where, after the famous line about religion being 'the opium of the people,' he goes on to call it 'the heart of a heartless world.'

Geoff Dyer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: June 5, 1958

Topics

HeartReligionI AmPeopleWorld

I was always told that I was too small, too skinny, too slow, not tough enough, and I never ever believed what people told me.

Joe Theismann

PeopleMeSmallToughSlowEnough

Sure, I've met with people I don't agree with.

Jeremy Corbyn

PeopleAgreeSureMet

The border sheriffs are locally elected. They're accountable. They know the territory and the people. And they can respond the most quickly to what is a real national security emergency, because the border is unprotected.

John Culberson

PeopleBorderSecurityKnowReal

I, uh, don't think I'm, y'know, so different than your average, y'know, average.

Jeff Goldblum

ThinkAverageDifferentYourThan

If I hadn't left Texas, I might not have met the director Terrence Malick, and I wouldn't have met my husband and I wouldn't have had the children that I've had. Life is interesting like that.

Sissy Spacek

LifeChildrenHusbandTexasDirector

I think that the beauty of 'Spud' is that everyone can connect to the character of Spud in so many ways. It's about real experiences that happen to kids all the time.

Troye Sivan

BeautyCharacterTimeThinkReal

It's important that your shucked oyster is clean and pristine.

Tom Douglas

ImportantCleanOysterYourPristine

I wanted to take up guitar because playing piano is a little harder. Carrying a keyboard around is harder, and finding a real piano is much harder, and I wanted to play live more, so I figured a guitar would be easier to carry around.

Mitski

LiveGuitarFindingPlayMoreReal

I have certain strong interests that fill my life as well.

Loretta Swit

LifeStrongMy LifeWellFill

I never lost a freestyle race. Never. Not even in the YMCA.

Johnny Weissmuller

LostRaceNeverEvenFreestyle

In late 2004, I left my much-maligned home state of New Jersey for the supposedly greener pastures of Astoria, Queens. I'd finally be in the mix, living off the subway line, able to go from audition to audition during the day and from late night show to late night show in the wee hours of the morning.

Chris Gethard

HomeMorningDayNightLateLiving

I can still hear my mom's voice echoing through the house, reminding me and my siblings to 'Make your beds!' It seems like such a small thing, but when you're one of 15 brothers and sisters like me, those small reminders about the importance of discipline and order are critical.

Peggy Johnson

DisciplineMeMomSmallVoiceYou

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