Geoff Dyer Quotes

People never read my books for the quality of the documentary value.

Geoff Dyer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

QualityValuePeopleNeverBooks

A benevolent mind, and the face assumes the patterns of benevolence. An evil mind, then an evil face.

Jimmy Sangster

MindEvilFacePatternsBenevolence

In sports... you play from the time you're eight years old, and then you're done forever.

Joe Montana

SportsTimeYouPlayDoneOld

When Charles Dickens arrived in Boston Harbor, where he started, they had to keep it secret because there was such a mob of people expecting him, and they actually chased down his carriage at the hotel, the Parker House Hotel.

Matthew Pearl

PeopleHotelHouseDownBostonHim

I need my career. That's what validates me.

Anita Baker

MeCareerNeed

It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.

John Steinbeck

MorningWisdomExperienceSleep

There are serious issues of inequality and injustice in this country... I stand with those opposing such bigotry.

Stan Van Gundy

StandInequalityInjusticeCountry

I tell kids to have dreams, have goals, and believe in them because if you have any doubt, worry or fear, it will choke the life out of your dreams and goals.

Torii Hunter

LifeGoalsFearDreamsYour Dreams

I don't usually like teen novels written in the present tense, particularly those told from a first-person viewpoint. Too many writers seem to believe that using either or both devices automatically imbues their stories with deep seriousness and a contemporary feel.

Tony Bradman

TeenBelieveDeepPresentFeelSeem

After having your first child, it's a massive shock to the system. I work in an industry where people judge you and the way you look, and you always want to put your best foot forward when you can.

Louise Nurding

WorkBestChildPeopleForwardLook

Being a female head of a successful tech company means that I'm in a pretty niche category.

Julia Hartz

CompanyHeadPrettyNicheSuccessful

I didn't come from a wealthy family. My dad told us if we wanted spending money, we had to earn it. So I developed an early work ethic.

Johnny Iuzzini

WorkFamilyMoneyWork EthicEarly

The accolade of your peers is very exciting, always. There's lots of good stuff on the ballot.

Cory Doctorow

GoodAlwaysPeersExcitingStuff

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