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Tao Lin Quotes

I think it would be funny for people to read in obituaries of me that my major contribution to the arts was the popularization of the phrases 'neutral facial expression' and 'screaming in agony.'

Tao Lin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: July 2, 1983

Topics

Funny People Me Think Contribution

Basically, all anyone has to do is ask me for fun details or tell me to be creative, and my mind turns to mud. I am instantly the most boring person you've ever met.

Melissa Bank

Creative I Am Fun Mind Me Details

A novel is often a longer process in handling self-doubt.

Robert Sheckley

Process Self-Doubt Novel Often

Love is the most important thing in the world. Hate, we should remove from the dictionary.

John Wooden

Love Hate Love Is World Important

After getting driven into the ground by the policies of the Bush administration, the economy is creeping up. It's doing that because people are sticking their shoulders to the wheel. Community banks are doing a lot of lending to small businesses and keeping them going.

Stephen Stills

Community People Small Doing Wheel

The promise of energy savings, reduced carbon emissions and affordable lighting was there from the inception. The proliferation of the technology into areas such as displays, automotive, medicine and horticulture was unexpected.

Shuji Nakamura

Technology Medicine Energy Unexpected

I like a challenge. The fact that these are secret organizations, and also very important organizations that can engage in abuses that are so important to our national security - all that attracts me.

Ronald Kessler

Challenge Me Security Important Like

There's a big difference between me and a real, legitimate working hand, or a world-champion rodeo cowboy. I play 'em, and I aspire to be like that, but those guys are tough.

Luke Perry

Me Tough Play Hand Real Difference

We all want to believe in the magic of someone knowing what we're thinking.

Jason Reynolds

Believe Thinking Someone Magic Want

I'm very 'spur of the moment'. I'm always trying to think of fun things to do to create a memory.

Josh Hartnett

Moment Fun Memory Think Trying Very

The multiplication force of technology on cognitive differences is massive.

Jordan Peterson

Technology Differences Force Massive

We wanted to interview people on the show, do variety, get the artists, the guests involved with us in our group. They wanted to keep the four guys together. We wanted to change the format.

Davy Jones

Change Together People Group Guests

What I'm after is not living to 1,000. I'm after letting people avoid death for as long as they want to.

Aubrey de Grey

Death People Long Want Living Avoid