Carl Hiaasen Quotes

If you write satire, the guilty pleasure these days is that there's just so much material about. On the other hand, if you have a family it can be depressing.

Carl Hiaasen

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• Beethoven's importance in music has been principally defined by the revolutionary nature of his compositions. He freed music from hitherto prevailing conventions of harmony and structure.

  

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• I want any kid who listens to my music to see that I am confident with all elements of my personality that I can't change.

  

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• The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.

  

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• Once every five hundred years or so, a summary statement about poetry comes along that we can't imagine ourselves living without.

  

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• Get me well so I can get on television and tell people to stop smoking.

  

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• There are four ways, and only four ways, in which we have contact with the world. We are evaluated and classified by these four contacts: what we do, how we look, what we say, and how we say it.

  

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• A race is what zoologists term a variety or subdivision of a species.

  

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• If God has given you the world's goods in abundance, it is to help you gain those of Heaven and to be a good example of sound teaching to your sons, servants, and relatives.

  

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• No one ought to be under any illusion that Cheney privately thinks himself a failure.

  

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• A good catchword can obscure analysis for fifty years.

  

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• I enjoy passing time in my house. I'll get up, head out on the terrace, think about what to do, fool around oiling the floorboards or hanging pictures askew.

  

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• Be fond of the man who jests at his scars, if you like; but never believe he is being on the level with you.

  

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• Investment in early education is not a Liberal or Conservative idea. Nor should it be decided along party lines.

  

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• My reading and drawing drew me away from the ordinary interests, and I lived a great deal in the world of imagination, feeding upon any book that fell into my hands. When I had got hold of a really thick book like Hugo's 'Les Miserables,' I was happy and would go off into a corner to devour it.

  

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• In real life, coincidences happen all the time. In novels, they are leapt upon with fury.

  

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• Dating is a numbers game. What we try to promise is good first dates. Once that first date happens, it's really up to you.

  

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• There's so much hard work, dedication, and focus goes in from not just the athletes but from the coaches, officials, governing bodies, and Sport Wales. It's a real team effort, and it's rightly called Team Wales.

  

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• I've listened to female vocalists my whole life. That's what I love. I still listen to guys' vocals and don't get taken aback a lot.

  

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• The health benefits of paid sick days policies are obvious. They prevent the spread of disease. But the impact is wider. If a working mom or dad loses a job because of sickness, the family may slip into poverty.

  

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• On the other hand, all kinds of adventurous schemes to add security checkpoints to subway and bus systems have been circulating since the London attacks. This is nonsense. No one can guaranty 100 percent security.

  

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• If you write satire, the guilty pleasure these days is that there's just so much material about. On the other hand, if you have a family it can be depressing.

  

  Carl Hiaasen
  • Family
  • Hand
  • Pleasure