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Harold Brodkey Quotes

True stories, autobiographical stories, like some novels, begin long ago, before the acts in the account, before the birth of some of the people in the tale.

Harold Brodkey

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: October 25, 1930 - January 26, 1996

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People Long True Birth Begin Like

I was doing a college show for the first time, and there was this 20-year-old gay male who's been diabetic his entire life. He said, 'I really wanna get into stand-up.' I was like, 'Oh, my God, do you realize how interesting and inherently funny you are? Go do all the comedy that you wanna do.' I care about that.

Jessica Williams

Life Funny God Time College Care

Don't live vicariously through your kids or try to shape them into who you wanted to be, like the popular kid or an athlete. Children should be given the opportunity to be themselves.

Joan Cusack

Live Opportunity Children You Try

The meetings of the legislature at Springfield then first brought together that splendid group of young men of genius whose phenomenal careers and distinguished services have given Illinois fame in the history of the nation.

John George Nicolay

History Men Together Meetings Genius

Growing up, my grandmother did not want worldly music in the house. Then when I went out to California, I started listening to Spanish music, mostly Mexican music. But were I in Egypt, I would listen to the music of the people, or if I was in Italy, I'd listen to Italian music.

Maya Angelou

Music People Growing Up Listening

Everything has some consciousness, and we tap into that. It is about energy at its most basic level.

Robert Moog

Energy Everything Consciousness Level

A lot of people have sought to place me in the position as the leader of the anti-Trump movement. That is not something that I have aspired to. It's not something that I've requested.

Michael Avenatti

Leader People Me Place Movement Lot

I couldn't resist painting Orpheus and Charon on the River Styx. There was something strangely intriguing about seeing Orpheus playing his lyre as he is being shuttled across the river.

John Rocco

River Painting Seeing Something He

Teachers started recognizing me and praising me for being smart in science and that made me want to be even smarter in science!

Steve Wozniak

Science Smart Me Want Teachers Made

We aren't using Guantanamo Bay anymore to take additional terrorists. That was the perfect facility to be able to use to extract information from people to keep the American people safe.

Michele Bachmann

People American Information Perfect

When you're not engaged in the day-to-day struggles that everybody feels, you slowly start losing touch. And I think it's important for the people in the White House to have a finger on the pulse.

Michelle Obama

Losing People Start Think You House

Men can't bear to see women cry.

Mona Singh

Women Men Cry Bear See

I think a loaded weapon aboard an airplane, whether it's in the cargo section or in your overhead baggage, is a security issue.

Janice Hahn

Airplane Think Security Your Baggage