Geoff Dyer Quotes

In history books, or the one about the guy who cut his hand off to get out of a canyon in Utah, you really want them to be accurate. But my stuff is such small beer by comparison.

Geoff Dyer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

HistoryBeerSmallYouWantHand

I was interested in getting courtroom experience. When I was a young lawyer, the only way I could get real courtroom experience was in the criminal law field.

Robert Shapiro

ExperienceLawLawyerYoungWayGet

No matter what you may think about her politics or her record, Hillary Clinton understands that this is not reality television; this is reality. She understands the job of president. It involves finding solutions, not pointing fingers; and offering hope, not stoking fear.

Michael Bloomberg

FearHopePoliticsJobThinkYou

As the evening progressed, Scott said that he was looking forward to settling down, but that he hadn't yet found the right person. The way he looked at me when he said that made me feel he might be wondering whether I was that person.

Amber Frey

MeLooking ForwardRight PersonFeel

Even though you think boxing is a contact sport, it teaches you not to fight on the street, to behave. It gives you discipline and self-control.

Amir Khan

DisciplineFightThinkYouStreet

I finished high school there and then I went to Rhode Island School of Design.

Stephen Sprouse

SchoolHigh SchoolDesignIsland

You need to be dedicated to your workout, whatever you choose.

Tracy Anderson

YouChooseNeedWhateverWorkout

I don't do that virtual reality stuff. I'm not even into 3D, actually... I've been offered it. I just don't want to.

Roger Deakins

RealityWantVirtual RealityStuff

I'm selling a product, and I have to be out there; I don't have the option not to be.

Ronda Rousey

SellingProductOutOption

I am sure there is a right way and a wrong way and in today's life, there are many different rules of being politically correct.

Mike Singletary

LifeTodayI AmRulesWrongWay

I love 'The Wire'. I can't think of a television show that I think is superior to it in any way. I was obsessed with it from the moment it came on the air. I do also love 'Doctor Who' and 'Get Smart'.

Lisa Lutz

LoveMomentSmartDoctorThinkWay

Racism is taught in the home. We agree on that? Well, it's very hard to teach racism to a teenager who's listening to rap music and who idolizes, say, Snoop Dogg. It's hard to say, 'That guy is less than you.' The kid is like, 'I like that guy, he's cool. How is he less than me?

Jay-Z

HomeMusicRacismMeCoolListening

They say change gets more difficult as we get older - each year we're more stuck in our ways, more reluctant to learn something new.

Ariel Gore

ChangeLearnYearNewSayDifficult

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