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Garrison Keillor Quotes

My religion would be a gentle faith that believed in the sacredness of leisure. Napping as a form of prayer.

Garrison Keillor

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Faith Prayer Religion Gentle Leisure

As I've said many times, the single most oppressed class in America right now is the teenager.

Teen America Said Now Class Right

I have so much hair, so straightening takes a long time. I mean, if I look at photos of myself with straight hair, it's hilarious. I look like a different person.

Time Myself Hair Long Look Person

The attacking capacity of a team is the fruit of the work of the manager and of the quality of the players.

Work Quality Team Fruit Manager

My name has opened doors and slammed doors shut.

Name Doors Shut Slammed Opened

I've just done a commercial in the U.S. in which I talk about stocks, shares and bonds. Everyone is amazed. They ask me: 'You really know about that stuff or did you just learn it for the commercial?' I tell them I wouldn't do it unless I understood and had an interest.

Anna Kournikova

Me Learn You Know Done Talk

So the result was that as one approached a political convention for most of the 19th century and for most of the 20th century until the 1960's, part of the drama was the fact that you didn't know ultimately who was going to be the nominee at the end of that convention week.

Michael Beschloss

End Political Week Result You Drama

About the only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure.

Success Failure Problem You Teach

I don't really think I am the most beautiful woman in the world at all. If I can create some illusion to that effect - and it seems I have - then that is what spells success to me.

Jayne Mansfield

Success Beautiful Woman I Am World

I'm the No. 1 developer in New York, I'm the biggest in Atlantic City, and maybe we'll keep it that way.

New York City New Way Keep Maybe

Natural Selection never made it come to pass, as a habit of nature, that an unsupported stone should move downwards rather than upwards. It applies to no part of inorganic nature, and is very limited even in the phenomena of organic life.

Chauncey Wright

Life Nature Habit Stone Never Move

It's no secret I'm a shy person.

Person Shy Secret Shy Person

I'm from Brooklyn, New York. I'm a hip-hop artist. That's just that. You're going to have to accept me or just not be a fan, I guess.

New York Me You Artist Brooklyn New

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