Garrison Keillor Quotes

I think that if writers are tempted to do other things, they ought to go do other things. They should not write if they don't feel like it. I say this as a competitor. I am not interested in encouraging people who are in competition with me.

Garrison Keillor

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 7, 1942

Topics

CompetitionI AmPeopleMeThinkGo

The House has passed several bipartisan bills to ensure all Americans have the opportunity to secure a good job to provide for their families. All of these jobs bills deserve the support of our Senators and a strong show of leadership from the president.

Joe Heck

LeadershipGoodOpportunityJob

I have no goal to have artistic credibility.

Andy Biersack

GoalCredibilityArtistic

When I was growing up, because I was a bit overweight and boyish, I thought I wasn't attractive to the opposite sex, but I have since met lads from my school who said I just seemed unapproachable.

Maxine Peake

SchoolGrowing UpThoughtSexSaid

In sport, the money goes to the talent; it goes directly to the worker - unlike a bank, which sits in the middle of transactions and whose income bears no relation to any of the services it provides.

John Lanchester

MoneyTalentBankIncomeMiddle

I am proud that everybody is knowing me on the streets and airplanes and airports.

Angelique Kerber

I AmMeProudKnowingStreetsAm

I'm a big fan of TV on demand. I'm embarrassed to say what I watch. It's the worst crap.

Michael Bastian

SayWorstEmbarrassedBigWatchFan

I'm a very competitive person... I've run 12 marathons! I kayaked around Manhattan 29 miles in October! I ran the Berkshire Hathaway 5K! And I want every part of the business to compete - and play to win.

Steve Burke

BusinessWinPersonPlayWantRun

My vibe is a bit boyish: rock shirts, trousers.

Sonoya Mizuno

RockBoyishVibeShirtsTrousers

Stylistically, things are becoming cooler. People are trying different things and combining genres.

Julia Michaels

PeopleTryingThingsBecomingCooler

If you improvise a riff and the crowd immediately reacts to it, you know you're on to something.

Dimebag Darrell

YouKnowSomethingCrowdImprovise

Some of those early photographs of me might as well be sepia. It's always thought that I disclaim television and am too theatre, but the truth is 'The Avengers' bores me now. I was grateful because it catapulted me into stage stardom. It was good. I'm not ashamed of it. But I only did it for two years.

Diana Rigg

GoodTruthGratefulMeTheatreNow

I was planning, I told everybody, to take him on the road with me. At the very least I fully expected to keep up my hectic pace, and my passion as a war correspondent.

Christiane Amanpour

PassionWarMeRoadPlanningHim

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