Adam Johnson Quotes

Imagine a world in which no writer has written a literary novel in sixty years. Imagine a place where not a single person has read a book that is truly about the character at its center.

Adam Johnson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 12, 1967

Topics

CharacterWorldBookPlacePerson

I have absolutely zero interest in politics.

Jerry Hall

PoliticsInterestZeroAbsolutely

Non-fiction about personal subjects is going to attract more user comments than a foreign correspondent writing from Syria - unfortunately.

Meghan Daum

WritingPersonalMoreAttractGoing

Ignorant free speech often works against the speaker. That is one of several reasons why it must be given rein instead of suppressed.

Anna Quindlen

FreeSpeechWhyIgnorantFree Speech

The common goals of Puerto Rico and the United States have always been for the benefit of both.

Anibal Acevedo Vila

GoalsPuerto RicoAlwaysCommonBeen

In the fall of 1968, I became attractive to women. One day I was an ignored schlub in the street, then suddenly all these good-looking women were interested in me.

Robert Crumb

WomenDayMeFallStreetOne Day

From an acting perspective, I would say that you should always try to make your own stuff. Always be ambitious about your own projects and always know better than anyone else what you're good at.

Michael Urie

GoodPerspectiveBetterYouActing

You know, you don't need a leader to sort of administer something that's going very well. In fact, in one sense, an overly ambitious person in that circumstance can probably screw it up.

Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.

LeaderYouPersonKnowNeedUp

I graduated from my Master of Fine Arts program for writing for children and young adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Of course, for a master's program, you have to do a ton of reading. I would get up, usually around 5:30, to do my reading; otherwise, I would fall behind.

Lisa Papademetriou

ChildrenCollegeWritingReadingYou

If you liked my 'Ghost Rider' run, you're going to love what they're doing in 'Punisher.'

Jason Aaron

LoveDoingYouRunGhostGoing

I did a game at Atari Research called 'Excalibur' about the Arthurian legends. At the time, it was very, very complicated, very involved and so forth and actually still looks better than some of the modern games in terms of its richness and involvement.

Chris Crawford

TimeResearchGameBetterLooks

Sport is an international phenomenon, like science or music.

Avery Brundage

MusicScienceLikeInternational

I worked at a local country club that I never belonged to. I did random tasks in the pro shop and supposed to be in charge of the register, but that didn't go so well. They quickly realized I was better with people, not computers.

Shelley Hennig

PeopleRandomComputersBetterGo

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