Edward Hoagland Quotes

City people try to buy time as a rule, when they can, whereas country people are prepared to kill time, although both try to cherish in their mind's eye the notion of a better life ahead.

Edward Hoagland

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 21, 1932

Topics

LifeTimePeopleCityMindBetter

Danish is a different language, even though Danish people understand Swedes, and very few Swedes understand Danish.

Joel Kinnaman

PeopleLanguageUnderstandDifferent

Science fiction fans are great, but they just aren't the same as groupies.

Robert Picardo

ScienceGreatScience FictionFans

Even in the presence of others he was completely alone.

Robert M. Pirsig

AloneOthersPresenceEvenHe

Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice and chance.

Max Eastman

ArtRomanticChanceClassicModern

I was 11 years old and horse-obsessed. New York City was an unfortunate place for a girl like me to be growing up.

Jean Hanff Korelitz

GirlNew YorkCityMeGrowing UpUp

One of the reasons I continue to speak out is that the solutions to the counterterrorism problem involve other parts of the national security community - especially other elements of the Department of Defense, State, FBI, Homeland Security and the staff.

John Poindexter

CommunitySpeakProblemSecurityOut

I saw and I met a lot of people who were in the field. It also provided a context in which I came to respect what the actor did, because I saw how difficult it actually was to do.

Ron Silver

RespectPeopleActorDifficultSaw

Acting is just about the script and the director giving you notes. In improv, it's more about trusting that the group will carry you.

Matt Besser

GivingYouActingGroupWillMore

People don't mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous.

Moliere

PeopleMindRidiculousWantNever

A perfect storm is in the making: financial uncertainty, economic downturn, government cuts, rising unemployment and a future that looks less clear the more we try to fathom it.

Jonathan Sacks

FutureStormGovernmentUncertainty

I love SZA. She's great.

Jorja Smith

LoveGreatSheI Love

I thought my family was really funny. Everybody in my family was funny. My mom and dad both have great senses of humor and really saw the funny in stuff, so I think that's probably where it came from. I always try to see the funny in things.

Christine Ebersole

FamilyFunnyGreatHumorMomThink

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