Laura Lippman Quotes

I never knew how passive-aggressive people could be until I became a parent. Or even aggressive-aggressive. It actually began before I had a child. A relative asked me out to lunch and told me I was too old for motherhood.

Laura Lippman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 31, 1959

Topics

ChildPeopleMeLunchMotherhood

One good thing about animation is that, if you do screw up a line, they won't use it. You can keep going until it's right.

Jim Cummings

GoodKeep GoingYouRightAnimation

The more articulate one is, the more dangerous words become.

May Sarton

CommunicationWordsDangerousBecome

I was a political journalist; I came to writing novels through an interest in politics and power.

Robert Harris

PowerPoliticsWritingPolitical

When you owe money to people, you're always going to owe money to people, so you should take care of it as soon as possible. It doesn't go away just because you ignore it.

Sophia Amoruso

MoneyPeopleCareTake CareIgnore

Moving gave me confidence. I was really reclusive when I first moved. I stayed home a lot or went to shows alone. But by the second semester of my freshman year, I started making friends.

Soccer Mommy

ConfidenceHomeAloneMeMoving

The market economy is very good at wealth creation but not perfect at all about wealth distribution.

Jonathan Sacks

GoodNot PerfectWealthPerfectVery

I really love showing up at work at 10 A.M., trying to make it funny until 3 P.M., and then going home. It's like comedy bankers' hours.

Chris Eigeman

WorkFunnyLoveHomeGoing HomeUp

I think there are people who are born storytellers. I think of someone like T. C. Boyle or Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I think really, without putting any pejorative on it, they're like carnival barkers, 'Come into the tent, and I'll tell you this story.'

David Shields

PeopleStoryThinkSomeoneYouBorn

Once you know the emotional building blocks of anxiety, you can influence them.

Chip Conley

InfluenceBuildingAnxietyYouKnow

I think Green Day's 'American Idiot' is probably the best comeback or mid-career record that any band has done.

Brian Fallon

BestDayGreenComebackThinkIdiot

When I was growing up, I didn't know there was a world outside of California.

Willie Aames

Growing UpWorldGrowingKnowUp

I would like to work with anyone in the business who wants to give respect back to the Jamaican vibe.

Sean Paul

WorkBusinessRespectBackGiveWho

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