Dani Shapiro Quotes

I knew I wanted to be a writer before I knew that being a writer was possible.

Dani Shapiro

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 10, 1962

Topics

PossibleBeingWriterKnewBefore

Novel writing should never be confused with journalism. Unfortunately, in the case of Primary Colors, a fair number of journalists confused.

Joe Klein

ColorsWritingConfusedJournalism

There is no ground on which House Republican leaders should compromise until Democrats are finally ready to give up their spending addiction.

John Fleming

CompromiseHouseReadyAddictionUp

I don't believe in dogmas and theologies. I just believe in being a good person.

Robert Mapplethorpe

GoodBelieveGood PersonPersonJust

I was doing illustration work, and the cartooning slowly took over.

Max Cannon

WorkDoingOverIllustrationSlowly

Raising property taxes in Alabama is never going to happen. The people are never going to vote for that. I don't like property taxes, either.

Robert J. Bentley

PeopleVoteNeverTaxesAlabama

I think that, as a filmmaker, you're always making the same film, regardless of how many different stories you tell. This is the case for me, whether I'm making documentaries or fiction films.

Rithy Panh

MeThinkYouAlwaysTellFiction

It was tough to cope with the pressure of having to talk about menstruation, but now with 'Newsweek' splashing it as the cover story, I thing the point I wished to make has found its mark.

Rupi Kaur

ToughStoryPressureNowTalkPoint

I work every day, and every year I spend seven months away from my family. I miss my kids' birthdays, and those are times I will never be able to go back on and share with them. That kills me.

Mo Farah

WorkFamilyDayMeYearEvery Day

Why does watching a dog be a dog fill one with happiness?

Jonathan Safran Foer

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Christopher Nolan's 'Batman Begins' set the bar very high for the superhero movie, as it showed that you could get a great cast for these movies and take a real filmmaker's perspective.

Jon Favreau

GreatPerspectiveYouMoviesHigh

The more I read my Bible the more I veered away from the Jehovah's Witnesses.

Cliff Richard

BibleMoreAwayReadJehovah

My greatest pleasure is still flying private. I spend between $300,000 to $500,000, depending on my year, on flying private.

Suze Orman

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