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T. C. Boyle Quotes

I describe myself as an environmentalist not because I'm marching in the street with placards but because I like to be in the woods by myself.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: December 2, 1948

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Myself Woods Street Because Marching

One of the things that make Liars so fascinating after five albums, each one so completely different from the others, is that even though they play around with all the classic tropes of art-damaged angst-noise perv-rock, they exude a totally cheery and boyish enthusiasm onstage, goofing around with their keyboards and beatboxes.

Enthusiasm Play Others Classic Liars

There's a certain way people are used to seeing nude women, and that's in a submissive, coy pose, not looking at the camera. And in this poster, I'm looking dead into the camera with no expression on my face. I think it freaks a lot of people out.

Women People Looking Face Think Way

I was a bio major, and I was going to take over my aunt's dental practice and be a dentist.

Practice Over Dentist Aunt Going

Purchasing the Bobcats is the culmination of my post-playing career goal of becoming the majority owner of an NBA franchise.

Career Goal Purchasing NBA Becoming

When I was a teenager, my mom got me a really nice baritone ukulele.

Me Mom Nice Ukulele Got Really

I don't want anyone to expect anything from any of my films; I just want them to see it and then tell me what they think.

Me Think Want See Tell Anything

I always loved singing and writing poetry. I always loved music, and I've loved writing my whole life. When I put them together, it was probably in my early 20s where I put words to music for the first time.

Lisa Marie Presley

Life Music Time Together Poetry

Of course, I have a different vested interest in the gay community, because I am gay, and I would certainly enjoy the tax advantages that straight people have, and the inheritance advantages, and things like Social Security, but I've always been a civil rights advocate across the board. That's how I was raised.

Community I Am People Enjoy Security

At a certain point, a critical mass of people either have used the Internet or have expectations. Anything less than the free flow of information will be seen as having something taken away. We've seen time and again - in Egypt and Iran, for example - that creates a backlash.

Time People Free Expectations Egypt

The whole thing about the way I approach work is to be surprised by an opportunity when it comes up. So I have no idea what I will be doing next, and I kind of like that.

Jonny Lee Miller

Work Opportunity Doing Kind Way Up

We always think of borders as something that separates two peoples but of course they unite them. It's something you have in common, literally.

Think You Borders Two Always Unite

My mom. Growing up with her, she always taught us to say whatever. Like, 'You think something, say it. Don't bite your tongue for people.' I think there's a fine line with that, but at the same time, I'm a firm believer in speaking your mind.

Time People Mind Mom Growing Up You

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