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Aaron Allston Quotes

The difference between tragedy and comedy: Tragedy is something awful happening to somebody else, while comedy is something awful happening to somebody else.

Aaron Allston

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: December 8, 1960 - February 27, 2014

Topics

Comedy Tragedy Difference Something

I believe that business creates the jobs in this country and not government.

John Delaney

Business Government Believe Country

I've only dealt with fabulous brides!

Matthew Williamson

Fabulous Dealt Only

When I won my first Grand Slam in Australia, and we came back, I had much more confidence. I had much more belief in my game, about my improvement.

Angelique Kerber

Confidence Improvement Game Back

The only way you can learn about making films is by making them, by putting your stamp on the thing.

Stephen Frears

Learn You Way Only Your Stamp

I was deep into it - worldwide liberation politics as well as domestic - but by the end of the '80s, I had decided it all comes down to one single issue: campaign-finance elimination.

Steven Van Zandt

Politics Deep End Down Single Well

All my life I've been that way - ever since I was a kid. It doesn't matter whether we played video games or even before that when we had board games when you played with your sister and mom and dad - I didn't like losing then and didn't want to do anything but win when we played.

Tony Stewart

Life Losing Mom Sister Win My Life

Coming out of WWII, there was the assumption, the hope, the vision of a world at peace, of a kind of Wilsonian universalism, that we and the Soviets would get along, we'd have a kind of lovefest for as far into the future as anyone could see.

Robert Dallek

Future Hope Vision Peace World Kind

I have a good relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo, and we'll have good relationship in the future, too.

Luka Modric

Good Future Relationship Too

In some ways, my gift for music and writing was born out of tragedy, really, and loss.

Joni Mitchell

Music Writing Gift Loss Born Out

The best ways of marketing were email and banner advertising, but I needed images... and they were very expensive.

Jon Oringer

Best Advertising Marketing Email

Obama gets his identity and his ideology from his father.

Dinesh D'Souza

Father Identity Ideology His Obama

I believe that Harvard can have, and must have, a strong affirmative action program that reflects our commitment to equal opportunity while fully respecting the academic standards of the University.

Derek Bok

Opportunity Commitment Action Believe