Eliot Weinberger Quotes
William Carlos Williams, late in his long life, had a dream: He saw an enormous spiral staircase in empty space, and his father slowly descending toward him. When he reached the bottom, his father walked over, looked him in the eye and said: “You know those poems you're writing? They're no good.”
Eliot Weinberger
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When I was a kid, I wanted to be serious, like Daniel Day-Lewis. No one really dreams of being a comic actor, do they? Now I realise how stupid that is - and it's because comic acting isn't taken seriously enough. It's a discipline. You know instantly - either you're funny and getting the laughs, or you're not.
Chris O'Dowd
Passion provides purpose, but data drives decisions.
Andy Dunn
I never want kids to walk away after a school presentation and say, 'I met a writer today.' I want them to say, 'I am a writer.'
Doreen Cronin
Twins have a special bond. They feel safer with each other than with their peers.
Jeanne Phillips
I think that when people look at me, and they look at my height and my voice and my coloring, they automatically think, 'Tough.'
Jaimie Alexander
A big part of my living is my stand-up material on the road.
Artie Lange
Men's eyes were made to look, and let them gaze. I will not budge for no man's pleasure.
William Shakespeare
My dream is to have a beautiful old house in Monaco.
Eva Herzigova
I grew up twelve miles outside of Montego Bay. In my early teens, I went to Kingston. It was like a different planet for me. In the country, people are kind. In the city, people are hard an' cold, like the concrete and steel.
Jimmy Cliff
If you are going to follow Jesus, you better look good on wood.
Daniel Berrigan
William Carlos Williams, late in his long life, had a dream: He saw an enormous spiral staircase in empty space, and his father slowly descending toward him. When he reached the bottom, his father walked over, looked him in the eye and said: “You know those poems you're writing? They're no good.”
Eliot Weinberger
