Sam Shepard Quotes

Democracy's a very fragile thing. You have to take care of democracy. As soon as you stop being responsible to it and allow it to turn into scare tactics, it's no longer democracy, is it? It's something else. It may be an inch away from totalitarianism.

Sam Shepard

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: playwright
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 5, 1943 - July 27, 2017

Topics

DemocracyCareTake CareYouStop

My name was originally John Collins, but I just didn't think it had the flair I needed. I found out the poet laureate of Poland was named Krasinski and so it seemed like a shoe-in for show business.

John Krasinski

BusinessThinkNameOutPoetJust

Well, what I've said is that the war in Iraq will always be clouded by how it began, which was a wrong premise, that there were in fact no weapons of nuclear - weapons of mass destruction.

Robert M. Gates

WarWrongSaidWillAlwaysWell

I need a woman to have a quirky sense of humor. There's a bunch of jokes I use, and if she doesn't get them, she's probably not for me.

Matthew Perry

HumorWomanMeSense Of HumorShe

I understand about this idea of terror and what it means to Americans and this idea that we can't just walk around free like we did; life has changed.

Johnnie Cochran

LifeWalkFreeUnderstandJustIdea

Believe it or not, friendships are difficult to write in fiction. They can easily come across as forced, particularly if they involve too much explication and too many overt gestures of affection.

Steven Erikson

BelieveToo MuchAffectionDifficult

Liver, lungs, heads, tails, kidneys, testicles, all of these things which are traditional, delicious and nutritious parts of our gastronomy go to waste.

Tristram Stuart

GoThingsLiverDeliciousLungsOur

God intended Earth. God intended the waters. God intended you and me. We were created in the image and the likeness of God; we are holograms, if you will. So the power, the presence, the energy is within you and me. The energy of God, as life, is within each of us.

Mary Manin Morrissey

LifeGodPowerMeEnergyYou

It isn't as if a writer merely records life as it unfurls. Reality does not automatically transcribe as literature; real people are not shapely, compelling characters to be harvested. Charming facts and sharp observations rarely slide seamlessly into whatever narrative is at hand.

Michelle Huneven

LifePeopleFactsRealityLiterature

If you can imagine what it's like to launch a business in the middle of a lawsuit - it's not an easy thing.

Joseph Abboud

BusinessEasyYouLaunchMiddle

You're not just voting for an individual, in my judgment, you're voting for an agenda. You're voting for a platform. You're voting for a political philosophy.

Colin Powell

VotingPoliticalPhilosophyYouJust

I try to find what is closest to me in the character. There's many sides to personality, but it's a matter of, do you entertain those specific areas of your personality, or are you afraid to entertain them?

Corin Nemec

CharacterPersonalityMeYouFind

People never understood that there was Brian and The Boz. They were two completely different people.

Brian Bosworth

PeopleNeverTwoDifferent People

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