Saul Bellow Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
-
I favor pocket-sized hard drives that travel between home and office, syncing with computers on both ends.
-
I like sitting close to windows.
-
I tend not to wear ties very often. I'm usually in old stuff: Hermes or Marc Jacobs boots and jeans and a T-shirt and a leather jacket or a jean jacket.
-
I think that a lot of people would perceive my style as being intimidating. And although I don't want to intimidate kids, I am very demanding.
-
Books are not like albums, where you can simply download and enjoy your favorite chapter and ignore the rest.
-
Let life happen to you. Believe me: life is in the right, always.
-
There's nothing called a perfect pick-up line. Men always have to face the risk of rejection.
-
I got done writing Ports of Call and suddenly realized I have far too much material for the book.
-
I can't go into a mob scene and sense the mood and the attitude of the crowd. I can't conduct man-on-the-street interviews or even get reactions that I can be sure are honest, because they know who I am.
-
Without a dog, you'll be without at least one creature who thinks you are the smartest, most decent and heroic human being on the planet.
-
I do not want to be a long-term CEO.
-
I'd rather play a tune on a horn, but I've always felt that I didn't want to train myself. Because when you get a train, you've got to have an engine and a caboose. I think it's better to train the caboose. You train yourself, you strain yourself.
-
Creative people are more prone to depression.
-
I'm having trouble understanding why there hasn't been further progress on CalgaryNext.
-
I had just 15 days to work on my body for the climactic fight of 'Bodyguard.' And I would work on every muscle of my body two/three times a week. I would have developed a superb body if I had three months, but squeezing it into 15 days can be harmful. Also, as you grow older, your metabolic rate slows down.
-
I had always been feeling uncomfortable in my mind about giving advice to others and not acting upon it myself.
-
Whoever does not philosophize for the sake of philosophy, but rather uses philosophy as a means, is a sophist.
-
I've cooked plenty of meals when I was sad, lonely, depressed, angry, bored, and/or under the weather. My primary aim in these circumstances is generally to cheer myself up, to fill my stomach with something warm so I can feel comforted and fed, usually just with a quick soup or an omelet.
-
I think that for me, as far as audience expectations and how you manage your anxiety, it helps to keep things in perspective.
-
I had a lovely, feral, free childhood - out and then come back when you're hungry or it gets too dark. I feel slightly cruel that I'm not offering my children the same.
-
Whatever Nature undertakes, she can only accomplish it in a sequence. She never makes a leap.
-
That other saying, I'm a part of all that I have met, I think that would have to begin with my wonderful parents back in Atlanta when I was a youngster five years old I was tongue tied.
-
It's goodbye to reality when love sets in.
