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Frank Rich Quotes

Americans have less and less patience for the intrusive and divisive moral scolds who thrived in the bubbles of the Clinton and Bush years.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: June 2, 1949

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Patience Moral Bubbles Years Who

I did a bit of boxing when younger. Once I was joined by Muhammad Ali as my co-commentator. I've got a picture of the two of us together ringside at the Albert Hall on my wall at home.

Home Together Picture Wall Boxing

All our knowledge merely helps us to die a more painful death than animals that know nothing.

Maurice Maeterlinck

Knowledge Death Die Know Nothing Us

There is certainly no one 'type' of writer who deliberately draws on Shakespeare. In fact, there's a strong argument that everyone writing in the English language is influenced by Shakespeare because, to a considerable degree, he shaped that language.

Writing Strong Language Argument

Every time Jimmy Scott sings, it's the same but slightly different. I don't know how he does that or where he gets that from. I think it's instinct. Nothing he does is by chance; he's in complete control of what he's doing. He's just beautiful and unique.

Beautiful Time Control Chance Think

In life, you see younger men and older women, and the majority of marriages don't have such a huge age gap as we're used to seeing in films.

Life Women Age Men You Seeing

If you're a writer, you know that the stories don't come to you - you have to go looking for them. The old men in the lobby: that's where the stories were.

Men Looking You Go Know Old

In fact, even the current administration now is releasing recent reports indicating that climate change is real, that global warming is occurring, that it is heavily influenced by man-made objects and that it is something we cannot ignore any longer.

Change Ignore Climate Change Now

My ambition was to be cosmopolitan. I grew up in the suburbs. I went to college in Maine. I had a dream in my head that if you wanted to be the most urbane, living-life-to-the-fullest kind of person, Paris was the place to be.

Rosecrans Baldwin

College Ambition You Dream Person

Guess in my brain I have a figurative 'man card' that's got certain punches that need to be punched.

Man Brain Need Got Punches Punched

Years ago, I predicted that Iran would take over Iraq. Iran and Iraq used to fight back and forth.

Fight Back Over Years Take Used

I was playing with George Harrison one time, and George loves takes. This song was up to Take 160. I said, 'George, do you want me to play the same thing or 160 different things?' It drove me crazy because, in general, I'm ready to play my part.

Time Me Crazy Song You Play

It was football I enjoyed most. When I moved to L.A. to become a stand-up comedian, I thought it might be a good comedy hook to also be the punter for USFL club The L.A. Express, so I started practicing for the tryouts. Luckily, my stand-up took off, and I didn't need to do it.

Good Football Thought Comedy Become

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