Geoff Dyer Quotes

I would probably, in my 60s, be ready to start having kids, as long as I was spared all the stuff about it that doesn't appeal to me. By then, I'd have lost interest in practically everything, so there'd be no opportunity cost involved.

Geoff Dyer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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OpportunityMeStartLongReady

I think you're put here on earth to enjoy yourself. And I'm doing that.

Jim McMahon

YourselfThinkDoingEnjoyYouHere

Your first six months in the Senate, you spend a lot of time wondering how the hell you got here. After that, you look around at your colleagues and wonder how the hell any of them got here.

Jim Webb

TimeColleaguesHellYouLookFirst

I am struck by how quickly I am prone to judgmentalism.

John Ortberg

I AmHowQuicklyAmProneStruck

I have a mind that always wants to be busy.

Matt Letscher

MindBusyAlwaysWants

In terms of writing characters or stories, at least initially, there's no difference between live-action and animation. A good story is a good story, whatever the medium.

Michael Arndt

GoodWritingStoryAnimationBetween

I always enjoy the job and the work that I do, because that's the condition that I attach in accepting any job. This way, I can really work and dedicate myself to the institution for achieving the goal which I believe is a noble one.

Sri Mulyani Indrawati

WorkMyselfJobBelieveEnjoyGoal

There must of course be a relationship between translating and making poems of your own, but what it is I just don't know.

Robert Fitzgerald

RelationshipKnowOwnMustJust

Everyone look around and see if you can spot the NARCS. They're the ones who look like hippies.

Robert Anton Wilson

YouLookEveryoneSeeWhoLike

I behaved worse than anybody for 15 years, and you have to pay the price for that. I used to blame other people, then therapy made me realise I had to change.

Mickey Rourke

ChangePeopleMeBlameYouPrice

The big news already broke. The file-sharing and all that stuff, it's a done deal. And I think figuring out how to make that a fair exchange for the people that make music is still an issue.

Liz Phair

MusicPeopleThinkNewsDoneFair

We have required under law for years that men and women get paid equal money for equal work. But we've faced challenges enforcing that law. There is still a large wage gap, and there are numerous instances of women holding jobs where they are not compensated fairly.

Lois Frankel

WorkWomenMoneyMenLawChallenges

When people say there is too much violence in my books, what they are saying is there is too much reality in life.

Joyce Carol Oates

LifePeopleSayingRealityViolence

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