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Laura Riding Quotes

We live on the circumference of a hollow circle. We draw the circumference, like spiders, out of ourselves: it is all criticism of criticism.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: american
Birth: January 16, 1901 - September 2, 1991

Topics

Live Criticism Circle Out Hollow

I don't even read the papers. I read 'USA Today' because it has color photos.

Today Color Because Read Even USA

After spending time in the East and meeting with ordinary Afghans there, it's hard to imagine how a future Afghan government will retain control of provinces such as Khost or Paktia once U.S. forces are gone.

Future Time Government Control Will

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.

Best Man Picture Say Never Always

Teenagers watch and listen to all kinds of things. It is the nature of being a teenager to seek out intense stuff. Stuff about death and sex and love and fear. Teenagers are the bravest, most curious, most philosophical, most open-minded readers there are, which is why so many less-than-young adults like writing for them.

Nature Love Fear Death Curious Sex

I don't think closeted homosexual morticians have the market cornered on self-loathing or sense of shame.

Michael C. Hall

Think Shame Sense Market Cornered

If you got a name like Barack Obama, you're supposed to fight.

Fight Name You Got Like Supposed

Irreverence is easy - what's hard is wit.

Easy Wit Hard Irreverence

My father, being a Scotsman, taught me to look after finances. I'm shrewd. Some people may call me tight.

Father Finance People Me Look May

I grew up in the Midwest and had a lot of exposure to big religion. I went to church every Sunday - my mother even sang in the choir - and most families I knew where practicing Christians.

Michael McMillian

Mother Religion Church Sunday Choir

I've always felt like an alien trapped in a human form. We all do at some time or other; for me it's a permanent state, and I'm still unsure if Earth is a penance or a reward.

Douglas Coupland

Time Me Reward Alien Earth Trapped

It's tourists in New York. Everything is geared towards that. It's so hard on Broadway now for them to get people in there. They have to compete with so many other entertainments, so they have to bring a star in which puts people there out of work.

Work New York People New Now Hard

I'm aware that if the ball is thrown in my direction, I'm expected to catch it because the media is going to be on my back.

DeAngelo Williams

Direction Media Back Ball Going

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