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Calvin Trillin Quotes

I've always thought that parallel parking was my main talent.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: December 5, 1935

Topics

Talent Thought Always Parking Main

Mainly, I'm doing my thing, and I hope people like it. I don't say, 'I'm going to write something radical and hope it reverberates throughout society.' The goal is to write a solid, entertaining, engaging show.

Hope People Society Doing Goal Say

In the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and a still-stagnant economy, President Barack Obama faces two important questions on energy transmission: a decision on the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline and the question of increasing American natural gas exports. These are choices that will resonate from Crimea to Cove Point.

Decision Construction Choices Energy

When people don't like my politics, I am happy to have a political discussion with them.

Politics I Am Happy People Political

But when my mother died, I found that I did not believe that she was gone.

Meghan O'Rourke

Mother Believe She Gone Found Did

'Motherwort.' 'Great Leopard's Bane.' These are awesome band names.

Great Leopard Band Awesome Names

I think having a child can really change you if you're open to it.

Change Child Think You Open I Think

The real scares on CNN, etc. and the scares in a movie, like 'The Purge,' are totally different. One of the ways you can tell when someone, whether it's a film maker or executive or producer, wants to make a scary movie but doesn't understand that distinction is they'll want to recreate too much of what's on TV.

Someone You Too Much Want Understand

I was supposed to be the antithesis of Frank.

Supposed Antithesis Frank

I'm actually an evil bastard in real life. Fark allows me to vent weirdness. Thank god for that, too.

Life God Me Evil Thank God Real

Michael is a great person and a great father, generous and caring.

Father Great Caring Person Generous

You get to a point where you have to start planning, when you cross that line where you have enough value to get someone's movie made if you attach yourself to it, you have to be very thoughtful and have to plan.

Yourself Value Start Planning Plan

I just wanted Sadness to be true, to come from a real place. I tried to work from the inside out, going from my gut all the time. I didn't over-analyze it. I just did it.

Work Time Sadness Be True Place Out

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