Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes

When somebody keeps telling you, 'This book is amazing,' you sort of have this pleasing instinct to say, 'Oh, let me make you happy again; let me do that trick again.'

Paolo Bacigalupi

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 6, 1972

Topics

HappyAmazingMeBookYouSay

If my poetry aims to achieve anything, it's to deliver people from the limited ways in which they see and feel.

Jim Morrison

PoetryPeopleFeelAchieveSeeWays

He who marvels at the beauty of the world in summer will find equal cause for wonder and admiration in winter.

John Burroughs

WinterBeautyWorldFindWonder

There is nothing in which people more betray their character than in what they laugh at.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

CharacterPeopleLaughNothingMore

What we need is to understand that women won't often apply for a job until they're almost 95% qualified. So they tick the box and say, 'If I can't do it all, I can't be qualified.' Men look at the same job, and as long as they get to about 60%, they'll apply.

Jenny Shipley

WomenMenJobLongLookUnderstand

As an older lineman, if you start to sit around, you get stiff. You get tired. Things start to set in.

Andrew Whitworth

TiredStartYouThingsSitGet

I love 'House' - I love 'House' so much.

Angela Kinsey

LoveHouseMuchI Love

I have so many strong opinions on the entertainment industry, but if I'm in a deli somewhere, and someone says they love that Adam Sandler movie where he dresses up as his twin sister - well, I don't want to make people feel bad for how they feel about things. I'm always courteous, not mean.

Andy Kindler

LovePeopleSisterStrongSomeone

My life is, in a sense, trash. My life is only that of which the residue is my writing.

John Updike

LifeWritingMy LifeTrashSense

If you want to become physically stronger, you'll need healthy habits - like going to the gym. You'll also have to give up unhealthy habits - like eating junk food. Building mental strength requires healthy habits - like practicing gratitude - while also giving up unhealthy behavior, like giving up after the first failure.

Amy Morin

StrengthFailureGratitudeFoodYou

'Nightmare on Elm Street' really lends itself to using new technologies. CGI would be a great way to exploit and embrace the dream sequences.

Robert Englund

GreatDreamNewStreetEmbraceWay

We teach that God's love for His children is infinite.

Russell M. Nelson

LoveGodChildrenInfiniteTeach

When I see someone great live, what I think is, 'I can't wait to hear the record.'

LP

LiveGreatWaitThinkSomeoneSee

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