T. C. Boyle Quotes
Alcohol had a lot to do with it, too, and mental instability. All writers are narcissistic, manic-depressive drug addicts and alcoholics, and I am no exception.T. C. Boyle
Quotes to Explore
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Every step and every movement of the multitude, even in what are termed enlightened ages, are made with equal blindness to the future; and nations stumble upon establishments, which are indeed the result of human action, but not the execution of any human design.
Adam Ferguson -
We do high heels, and people know us for that, but the idea of wearing a flat from day to night feels special.
Edgardo Osorio -
When I recently spent a night at a homeless shelter, I was dismayed that members of the middle class had moved in and that earning above the minimum wage did not protect adults from having to share a room with dozens of others.
Jackie Speier -
From my tribe I take nothing, I am the maker of my own fortune.
Tecumseh -
Even if a unity of faith is not possible, a unity of love is.
Hans Urs von Balthasar -
It's tough when you have to be away. But I'm probably at home more than my dad was because he was working two or three jobs sometimes.
Forest Whitaker
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I think it's fine for girls to ask boys out. I actually prefer it.
Zac Efron -
I went to church when I was younger, but it was never something pushed down my throat or anything, which is a good thing. I found out for myself where I belonged.
A.J. Styles -
Beware how you take away hope from another human being.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. -
I do not have any pets. We travel too much.
Nancy Kerrigan -
Once I feel I'm right, I have enjoyed provoking.
E. O. Wilson -
I think that most people who hire me to do a remix just want it to work in a nightclub, whereas when I'm writing my own album, I don't have to worry so much about 2 A.M.
Kaskade
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It's special to have people see you and tell you, 'You make me laugh.' That makes me feel good. I think if you have the talent to do it, it's your duty to pass it on.
Vicki Lawrence -
A lot of people have culturally induced ethical blindness, but they can be cured!
Ingrid Newkirk -
I think tripe is maligned. It's wonderful stuff, but everyone goes 'urgh.' You have to wash and then cook it, very gently braise it, for eight hours. It uplifts you but steadies you at the same time.
Fergus Henderson -
I think the attraction of 'American Idol' is about the basic human nature attitude that is, 'We can put you up there. But we can take you down.'
Quincy Jones -
By nature and doctrines I am addicted to the habit of discovering choice places wherein to feed.
O. Henry -
I'm not interested in going and doing a big, action-adventure romp with nothing to say about being a human being.
Taron Egerton
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I do this thing at every party: I go to a party, I stand around for, like, 45 minutes, and then I turn to my wife and say, 'I think we should go home.' And then we leave, and then I wake up the next morning and say to my wife, 'We don't go out anymore.' It's a great trick.
Ike Barinholtz -
The FDA is redefining birth control as abortion. The FDA is setting the bar higher for this kind of drug.
Patty Murray -
All writers are egomaniacal, manic-depressive, drug-addicted alcoholics. You want to have that fix again.
T. C. Boyle -
Societies evolve based on new understandings and new science and new appreciation of who we are.
Barack Obama -
It’s very hard to prosper in this modern economy if you haven’t fully unleashed the potential of your people. And your people’s potential, in part, derives from their ability to express themselves and express new ideas, to try to right wrongs that are taking place in the society.
Barack Obama -
Alcohol had a lot to do with it, too, and mental instability. All writers are narcissistic, manic-depressive drug addicts and alcoholics, and I am no exception.
T. C. Boyle