Adam McKay Quotes

I think there's a tendency to think geeks and nerds are just sweet guys that were picked on, but that hasn't been my experience. I'm certainly not like that, in a lot of ways.

Adam McKay

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 17, 1968

Topics

ExperienceSweetThinkNerdsBeen

I was the most Australian child ever in the world, even though my home was in Africa.

Mem Fox

HomeChildWorldAfricaAustralian

As soon as I read that, it clicked: that's my theater of war. It was exciting to think that I could write about World War Two from a totally new place.

Michael Chabon

WarWorldThinkPlaceNewWrite

Let us not be defeated by the tyranny of the world financial markets that threaten peace and democracy everywhere.

Stephane Hessel

PeaceDemocracyWorldFinancialUs

People are still being put into geriatric wards when they don't need it. They need treatment, not just being put into bed and fed.

Ruth Rendell

PeopleBedNeedBeingJustStill

'Ludacris' is something that I made up. It just kind of describes me. Sometimes I have like a split personality. Sometimes I'm cool, calm, and collected, and other times I'm beyond crazy.

Ludacris

PersonalityMeCoolCrazyCalmKind

The secret to fundraising comes down to three magic words: before, more, and strategic.

Jay Samit

WordsMagicDownThreeMoreSecret

Most high governmental officials who speak of education policy seem to conceive of education in this light - as a way to ensure economic competitiveness and continued economic growth. I strongly disagree with this approach.

Derek Bok

EducationGrowthLightSpeakWay

Playing two people is definitely difficult, but it's made possible by everyone around me, and it's a big team effort.

Dove Cameron

EffortPeopleMeTeamPossibleBig

Athens is one of those cities that is very livable. And it's inexpensive. You can get by. And that makes for creativity. So people tend to stay there. I still have some friends there that never left.

Cindy Wilson

CreativityPeopleFriendsYouNever

I think the key that makes Airbnb is the fact that we're a community, not just a series of commodities.

Brian Chesky

CommunityThinkKeyAirbnbJust

'Hannibal' is not reality; the whole show is not reality. It's heightened reality: they want music the entire time.

Brian Reitzell

MusicTimeRealityWantShowWhole

The life that I have chosen gives me my full hours of enjoyment for the balance of my life: the sun will not rise, or set, without my notice and thanks.

Winslow Homer

LifeBalanceSunMeMy LifeRise

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