Darin Strauss Quotes

Constant rejection. No security. Career paths being dictated by freelance reviewers. And of course, the terror of the writing desk, of the blank page. Why is it so hard for our non-writer friends to understand this - that it's a job?

Darin Strauss

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

JobWritingFriendsRejectionCareer

I discovered that Thailand was one of those countries, like Sri Lanka and India, where memory of past lives used to be commonplace. Go back a few generations, and you find people talking about earlier lives with total certainty.

John Burdett

PastMemoryPeopleTalkingYouFind

I get stopped by people on the Upper West Side of Manhattan - actors, directors, people that I revere - who are closet conservatives who feel the same way but can't speak out. And they think I am fighting for them so they can come out of the closet eventually and express themselves without worrying about losing their jobs.

Andrew Breitbart

I AmLosingPeopleSpeakThinkFeel

I was a host and a busboy and a barback.

Max Aaron

Host

There's absolutely no doubt consumers have more choice than ever, and the standards of all that provide food have improved over time.

Steve Easterbrook

TimeFoodDoubtChoiceMoreOver

To one extent, if you've seen one city slum, you've seen them all.

Spiro T. Agnew

CityYouSeenSlumThemExtent

I don't know that I'd agree I was our best player.

Steve Yzerman

BestKnowAgreePlayerOur

I grew up on misogynist, devil-worshipping heavy metal music, and then it was groups like The Clash and Public Enemy that reminded me that there were a different set of ideas that could be expressed with great music.

Tom Morello

MusicGreatMeIdeasEnemyHeavy

I don't think all the other wrestlers hear the same love from the fans that I do - they are extreme about it.

Rob Van Dam

LoveThinkSameFansExtremeHear

I was quite bowled over by Isabel Wilkerson's masterly saga, 'The Warmth of Other Suns.'

Ron Chernow

OverWarmthOtherQuiteSaga

When I make albums, I do a lot of songwriting but not necessarily a whole album.

Luis Fonsi

SongwritingWholeMakeAlbumAlbums

The Beatles changed music forever. They took rock n' roll from a medium that was about cars and girls and gave it context, interesting chord changes and true musicianship.

Bob Spitz

MusicInterestingTrueRockChanges

I never played inside as a kid - even in the rain I'd go out.

Anthony Doerr

RainGoNeverInsideKidOut

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