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Geoff Dyer Quotes

There's one profound difference between secular and religious pilgrimages. It's inconceivable that a Muslim would feel a sense of anticlimax when reaching Mecca. But for a secular pilgrim, the potential for disappointment is always there.

Geoff Dyer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Disappointment Potential Feel Always

I love to play characters who are stuffy and nerdy who either then have a dark side or are pushed to a breaking point.

Andy Daly

Love Dark Play Dark Side Point Side

I have a very strong opinions about health and our responsibility to our own health, and I will always say what I feel.

Melissa Etheridge

Health Responsibility Strong Opinions

I don't believe in populism.

Mauricio Macri

Believe

I've had some experience in track and field in school, but I did have to train to be able to play Jesse Owens - to be a runner, to be an Olympian.

Stephan James

Experience School Train Play Able

Clothes allow you to see yourself in a different light. They can transform you instantly and have a very real, visceral impact. Clothes become symbolic of who we are.

Stacy London

Light Yourself Impact Clothes You

We think we've got it taken care of now. Multiplayer is something that's hard to do in a turn-based game, especially a turn-based game that lasts a long time, like Civilization.

Sid Meier

Time Game Think Care Long Long Time

There's a richness to the old works if you look before the 1950s. The chord progressions and the language was more complicated, especially in the jazz and classical world.

Tori Amos

World Language You Look Jazz More

When I was little kid, I used to want to be a rock star.

Tommy Wiseau

Rock Star Want Rock Kid Little Star

Every chick I try to intimidate in a different way. You have to think about their personality. You have to think about what would get under that particular person's skin the most.

Ronda Rousey

Personality Think You Person Skin

Part of the reason why I've never said that I was gay until now was because I didn't want that adjective assigned to my name for all of eternity. You know, gay Rosie O'Donnell.

Rosie O'Donnell

Name You Gay Know Said Want

If we look too closely at many historical figures, we won't like what we see.

Roxane Gay

Look See Historical Like Many Too

After four seasons with Tottenham, where I had grown as much as possible, I needed new challenges for the sake of improving.

Luka Modric

Challenges Seasons New Possible Four