Irwin Shaw Quotes

Writing is like a contact sport, like football. You can get hurt, but you enjoy it.

Irwin Shaw

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 27, 1913 - May 16, 1984

Topics

FootballWritingHurtEnjoyYouGet

I have a photographic memory for numbers.

Jim Irsay

MemoryNumbersPhotographic

I always feel like I'm missing out on something, that someone is having more fun than I am, so I take measures to make sure that is impossible.

Jessica Cutler

I AmFunImpossibleFeelSomeone

At the age of 14, I ran away from home for four days and hitchhiked around western Pennsylvania and southern Ohio.

Michael Dirda

HomeAgeDaysSouthernOhioFour

You need to be dedicated to your workout, whatever you choose.

Tracy Anderson

YouChooseNeedWhateverWorkout

I have high expectations of myself. I always have, always will. That will never waver. I always believe in my talent - always have.

Russell Wilson

MyselfTalentBelieveExpectations

I am much more intelligent than you think.

Lord Mountbatten

I AmThinkYouIntelligentMoreAm

With every character, the first thing I want to feel is empathy.

Jonathan Groff

CharacterEmpathyFeelWantFirst

I think media has lost its way. We must recognize that the proprietors of these organizations have put on a form of censorship. Basically, they're more interested in celebrity, narcissism, rich people, good-looking people, and successful sportsmen.

Don McCullin

PeopleRichThinkMediaLostWay

I've experimented with so many different sounds, it's difficult to say what the Donovan sound really is, but it's essentially my voice and guitars.

Donovan

VoiceSaySoundDifficultDifferent

There is no better example of the overreach of government than in environmental law.

Chris Stewart

GovernmentEnvironmentalLawBetter

I guess I just don't like being physically in front of people I don't know very well, because I expect to be 'seen through,' or, even worse, instantly hated.

Chris Ware

PeopleKnowThroughExpectSeen

For me, it's about being at home and living a life. Taking the dog for a walk, doing the shopping, emptying the dishwasher, going for a run.

Cillian Murphy

LifeDogHomeWalkMeShopping

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