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T. C. Boyle Quotes

I am a worrier. I worry about the state of our country, of the world, of our species. Every day seems to deliver a new nail to hammer into our collective coffin.

T. C. Boyle

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Day I Am World Worry Every Day New

I was an aid worker for a decade and then worked in the voluntary sector in the U.K. on U.K. child poverty and with the NSPCC and Save the Children. But I had worked for ten years with Oxfam.

Jo Cox

Children Child Poverty Decade Years

'American Idol' has changed the face of television.

Jennifer Hudson

Face American Television Idol

Tony Benn and I were very close, very close friends for 30, 40 years. We talked to each other a great deal, and we were great friends. And I was with him shortly before he died, talking about prospects of the world and prospects for peace. And I'm very sad that he's gone.

Jeremy Corbyn

Sad Great Peace World Talking Him

I've never had any delusions about being a leading man, and it's not sour grapes to say that in the best films that I've always enjoyed, the cliched leading man type isn't a part of the picture.

John Hawkes

Best Man Picture Say Never Always

I always knew I would sing. I just didn't know if I would be successful or not. But I sang at school, I sang at parties, I sang at church. Everyone always asked me to sing. I'd be playing football with my friends, and my parents would ask me to sing for their guests. I was never very happy about that because I wanted to play football.

Andrea Bocelli

Football School Happy Parents Me

I think it is only natural that people have anxiety about the economy because the economy is real. It is their job, their ability to service their mortgage and look after their family. And in the final analysis, nothing is more important than your capacity as a breadwinner or an earner to provide for those that rely on you.

John Key

Family Service Job People Think You

All I'm going to tell you is investigations, whether it be this and others, where you have partial facts, analysts, agents are always trying to interpret what those facts mean, extrapolate from them what they mean.

Robert Mueller

Facts Trying You Others Mean Tell

I think it's a little early to tell what the economic impact will be. This year our cattle prices have been particularly high. The demand for beef has remained strong in this country, even though there was the single find in Canada earlier this year.

Ann Veneman

Strong Think Impact Year Early Find

It's very important to enjoy time alone with yourself and just existing, because existence is kind of cool.

Angel Olsen

Alone Time Yourself Cool Enjoy Kind

The last TV show I really indulged in was 'Breaking Bad,' and I was in such a state of mourning when it ended. I've got to choose my next one carefully.

Tom Ellis

Choose Bad Next Got Last Show

When I first saw a Fellini movie, I came out of the movie theatre and decided to become a lawyer! I thought to myself, it's impossible to make something so beautiful!

Roberto Benigni

Beautiful Myself Theatre Impossible

We feel the value is in the land, not the improvements.

Mike Simpson

Value Feel Land