Dan Simmons Quotes

Writing, I'm convinced, should be a subversive activity - frowned on by the authorities - and not one cooed over and praised beyond common sense by some teacher.

Dan Simmons

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 4, 1948

Topics

TeacherWritingCommon SenseBeyond

I was the first advertising person who people could identify with.

Jerry Della Femina

PeopleAdvertisingPersonFirstWho

Over time, low rates can put pressure on the business models of financial institutions.

Jerome Powell

BusinessTimeFinancialPressureLow

Our constitutionally-based criminal justice system places a high value on protecting the innocent. Among its central tenets is the idea that it is better to let a guilty person go free than to convict someone without evidence beyond a reasonable doubt.

Robert Shapiro

JusticeValueFreeBetterSomeone

My little dog, he did not get ill. It is so funny that people get ill on a boat and dogs do not.

Anna Held

FunnyDogPetPeopleBoatDogs

The romance stuff is easy. A sex scene... that's hard, because you don't know what to do. Those scenes are awkward.

John Turturro

EasyYouSexKnowHardAwkward

You have a Republican House, close numbers in the Senate, a Democratic president. If we're going to move forward at all as a country, we're going to have to do it by standing together.

Amy Klobuchar

TogetherForwardYouHouseCountry

And I look forward to the time when I can become more indulgent with my songwriting. But this band is a family, and it's a process that we have to grow with together.

Stone Gossard

FamilyTimeTogetherForwardGrow

I always find that the more Jewish you are, the more people respect you.

Simon Sebag Montefiore

RespectPeopleYouFindMoreJewish

I would love to live in 'The Lord of the Rings.' J. R. R. Tolkien's world is so vivid and rich and sensual. I love the country setting and the routine of the hobbits. Of course, I would like to be a hobbit who goes on small adventures - not huge, horrifying ones like Frodo's quest.

Mary Pope Osborne

LoveLiveWorldSmallRichRoutine

I almost didn't name Butt-Head 'Butt-Head.' I came real close to calling him something else.

Mike Judge

NameRealHimSomethingAlmostCame

I can't ever doubt myself. Never.

Luke James

MyselfDoubtNeverEver

In the founders, I look for a person I feel is trustworthy, driven and smart. I invest in the person first, because in the event the business fails, the person and I can move forward and create another business.

Daymond John

BusinessSmartForwardFeelLook

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