S. E. Hinton Quotes

More people thought I was strange because I was a teenage novelist, not because I was from Oklahoma. That's where I got the looks like I was from the zoo.

S. E. Hinton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 22, 1948

Topics

PeopleThoughtLooksZooStrange

If you look at my characters as a group, they all have a different relationship with the way that places can signify emotion in them - and the way those bonds can be shattered.

Jhumpa Lahiri

RelationshipYouLookGroupWay

You get royalties from certain songs that you do when you do background. It's according to the work that you put in.

Merry Clayton

WorkYouGetBackgroundSongsPut

I believe that people generally want to be what we call good. They want to cooperate with people. They don't want to steal; they don't want to cheat. But everybody has a price. Everybody has an incentive.

Stephen J. Dubner

GoodPeopleBelievePriceWantCall

I run a design studio in New York. Every seven years, I close it for one year to pursue some little experiments, things that are always difficult to accomplish during the regular working year. In that year, we are not available for any of our clients. We are totally closed. And as you can imagine, it is a lovely and very energetic time.

Stefan Sagmeister

TimeNew YorkDesignYearYouRun

I'm not sure about anything as far as religion and spirituality go.

Tracy Chapman

ReligionGoAnythingSureFarAbout

When I went to Hollywood, I had to work out in a gym. The idea was that I should look like Daniel Craig, though they hadn't even met him at that point.

Roger Moore

WorkGymLookHollywoodHimOut

One of the best things to me about 'Skate' is that if you play this game from beginning to end, you just got a complete education on what skateboarding is.

Rob Dyrdek

EducationBestBeginningMeGame

I will be there for my kids.

Rohan Marley

WillKids

In the 9/11 Commission Report, one of the things they point out is that firefighters saved just about everybody below the fire. I don't think they realize how proud the fire department is of that. Because, conceivably, that's all they could have done. They could not have gotten above that fire.

Rudy Giuliani

FireProudThinkDoneFirefighters

It's funny because I remember when I came to the U.S. with 'Swimming Pool,' the movie did well, and it was great box office for a French movie, but I remember I was a bit upset because all people talked to me about was the nudity.

Ludivine Sagnier

FunnyGreatPeopleMeSwimmingPool

Most people that derail as leaders in the corporate world, it's not because they couldn't do the math and calculate return on investment properly. The issues are communication and understanding. All of what typically would've been called the 'soft stuff.' You have to be authentic. You have to be dialed into the soft stuff.

Douglas Conant

CommunicationPeopleWorldYouSoft

Well look, I mean, I think that prayer and holy water, and things like that are all fine. They don't do any good, but they don't necessarily do any harm. It's touching to be thought of in that way. It makes up for those who tell me that I've got my just desserts.

Christopher Hitchens

GoodWaterPrayerMeThinkThought

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