Carl Hiaasen Quotes

Unfortunately, I don't get to read nearly as much as I want because I'm always working on my own stuff, either the novels or newspaper columns.

Carl Hiaasen

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 12, 1953

Topics

WantNewspaperMy OwnAlwaysOwn

Iran is not a nation-state; it's a revolutionary cause devoted to mayhem.

Jim Mattis

RevolutionaryDevotedMayhemCause

You can find episodes like the flu epidemic or war times when mortality rates go up, but sustained increases in mortality for any major group in any society are really quite rare. It's an indication that something is very wrong.

Angus Deaton

WarSocietyYouFindWrongGroup

When you're in the back of the pack, you can gamble a little bit more.

Michael Andretti

YouBackMoreLittleGamblePack

There's so many mysteries related to how flies are able to make their way through the world. I'd certainly like to know a lot more about how their brain works. I'd certainly like to know a lot more about just how they're put together. I mean, these animals are basically, topologically, spheres. They don't have bones as we do, of course.

Michael Dickinson

TogetherBrainWorldKnowWayMean

If people are going to do things which have certain consequences that they would rather avoid, they should do whatever they need to avoid the consequences.

Tony Abbott

PeopleConsequencesNeedWhatever

We must seize the moment and permanently delay the entire law. Congress can do this. We control the purse strings and can protect taxpayers from funding Obamacare.

Tom Graves

MomentLawControlProtectSeize

When it comes to dating, I'm straightforward and traditional with a twist.

Luke Pasqualino

DatingStraightforwardTwist

When the Haiti earthquake happened, I registered with UNICEF to set up an account, and posted to Twitter for people to donate to it. In a matter of a couple of hours, $30,000 had been donated. That, to me, was eye-opening.

Misha Collins

PeopleMeMatterUpHaitiBeen

I have a Keurig coffee maker, which is really kind of a luxury. It was given to me by an ex. I realized when I'm feeling sentimental, I'll gently, tenderly press the button. Then when I remember he dumped me, I punch it.

Mo Rocca

CoffeeMeRememberLuxuryFeeling

I think that anybody can become a terrorist. That's my point of view. But, not everybody can actually kill. In order to reach that level, you have to be deeply convinced.

Loretta Napoleoni

ThinkReachViewYouPoint Of View

My maternal grandfather owned a grocery store that also sold kosher meat. He did well.

Dick Van Dyke

GrandfatherMeatWellStoreHeDid

If you share an office next to a guy for twenty years, and you like him and you're friends with him, it's hard to tell him that you think that his whole idea of how the universe works is completely wrong.

Antony Garrett Lisi

ThinkUniverseFriendsYouWrong

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