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Ira Glass Quotes

My first job on the radio was writing jokes for a Baltimore DJ called Johnny Walker, who was sort of a '70s era shock jock who all the teenage boys listened to in my school.

Ira Glass

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: March 3, 1959

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Job School Writing DJ First Radio

I actually came out the year that AIDS hit the front pages. So there was this mixed feeling about it - excitement that life's finally begun, but it was completely tied up with mortality and danger and politics.

John Cameron Mitchell

Life Politics Year Feeling Out Up

I think faith is incredibly important because you will become overwhelmed with what's happening and you will have waves of grief, but when you turn to your faith, I believe God will give you waves of grace to get through it.

Joel Osteen

God Faith Grief Moving On Grace You

I like Biggie. Like 'Pac, he was one of the best rappers in the business. Why would I try to do something to him?

Suge Knight

Business Best Why Try Him Something

I suppose the biggest thing I learned is that I'm in it for the right reasons. I love my job as much now as when I first began. I still feel fully invested in every audition, every job - large or small, every appearance, every meeting with every fan.

Steven Blum

Love Job Small Feel Appearance Now

In the underlying bill, I think the authors of the legislation, those in support of it, understand the use of the Mississippi River. Yes, there is commercial navigation on it, and there will be tomorrow.

Ron Kind

Support Tomorrow River Think Will

I was enamored with Charles Dickens as a kid, and his names blew me away.

Marv Levy

Me Kid Names Away His Enamored

Sometimes it's good to be naive.

Michael Pena

Good Sometimes Naive

What I Iove about Y Combinator is that it is a level playing field. If you get in, you immediately become a Silicon Valley insider.

Michael Seibel

You Become Playing Level Valley Get

The glory of the big catch is applied more at wide receiver, and tight end would be an even match at my size. It's such a huge advantage being on the outside.

Devon Cajuste

End Glory More Outside Size Big

My mother, Maxine, was married at 16 to my father Raymond, and in 56 years together, he was the only man she ever had.

Debbie Reynolds

Father Mother Together Man She Only

I've always been very upfront about the way I write, and I've always used the tools humorists use, such as exaggeration.

David Sedaris

Tools Way Write Always Used Been

Culture is our nature, and the ability to learn and change is our most important and fundamental instinct.

Alison Gopnik

Nature Change Culture Learn Ability