Darin Strauss Quotes

In the worst memoirs, you can feel the author justifying himself - forgiving himself - in every paragraph. In the best memoirs, the author is tougher on him- or herself than his or her readers will ever be.

Darin Strauss

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 1, 1970

Topics

BestFeelYouWillWorstHim

I produced a song for Bobby Vee called Get The Message.

Jimmy Griffin

SongGetMessageBobbyProduced

That's what my life is, writing songs.

John Cale

LifeWritingMy LifeSongs

You go to a contest, and it's like, 'OK, I'm here for two weeks. All my energy, time, thinking, and everything is going toward that.' Everything you're doing is building toward the score at the end.

John John Florence

TimeBuildingEnergyThinkingEnd

When I'm in the car sometimes it's like, 'Yeah, man, just put on the pop music.' You know what I mean? I don't want to listen to Tom Waits.

Max Greenfield

CarMusicManYouKnowSometimes

I'm here to make people laugh and help them forget their troubles, too! So I just try to bring heart and bring jokes!

Matthew Moy

HeartPeopleLaughHelpForgetTry

Harassment is the background radiation of my life. It is a factor in every decision I make. Any time I tweet something or make a post, I'm always thinking about it.

Anita Sarkeesian

LifeTimeDecisionThinkingMy Life

They're elite athletes. They're amazing athletes. That's why I love football. I mean, it's incredible to me to see them go out for an unbelievable pass and actually make the catch. It's just an amazing game of athleticism and skill. They're different; there's no question. They're huge, they're fast, and they're all these wonderful things.

Ann McKee

FootballCollegeBrainBankPlayers

As journalists, we keep pushing and pushing.

Mary Hart

KeepPushingJournalists

Barbecue is an incredibly democratic food. It's cheaper than McDonald's in many places and far more delicious. On the other hand, the only reason it can be that cheap is they use commodity hogs, the worst of the worst, which is - you know, it's an industry kind of ruining North Carolina.

Michael Pollan

FoodYouMcDonaldKnowBarbecue

Our nation is too different, too diverse to say that what works in Massachusetts is somehow going to be grabbed by the federal government, usurping the power of states and imposing a one-size-fits-all plan on the nation. That will not work.

Mitt Romney

WorkPowerGovernmentPlanSayWill

Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.

Jonathan Kozol

WinSmallEnoughMatterBattlesBig

I get so nervous. I happen to be socially awkward and shy. I spent a lot of my time as an adult not going places.

Christina Ricci

TimeNervousShyPlacesAwkwardGet

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