Loudon Wainwright III Quotes

It's hard for the modern generation to understand Thoreau, who lived beside a pond but didn't own water skis or a snorkel.

Loudon Wainwright III

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• I'm so tired of stories starting, 'Maud Jones was walking her dog down Broadway.' You've got to go over to the back page somewhere to finally find out the damn dog was run over by a truck. Get the thing told, for heaven's sake. Everybody doesn't have to be an O. Henry.

  

  Walter Cronkite
  • Heaven
  • Dog
  • Walking

• The fundamental difficulty that most novelists face when they are trying to adapt their own book into a screenplay is realizing that a screenplay is a completely different way of storytelling, and it has limitations.

  

  Barry Eisler
  • Different
  • Trying
  • Book

• True penitence condemns to silence. What a man is ready to recall he would be willing to repeat.

  

  F. H. Bradley
  • True
  • Man
  • Silence

• Music isn't like news, where it's what happened five minutes ago or even 10 seconds ago that matters. With music, a song from the 1960s could be as relevant to someone today as the latest Ke$ha song.

  

  Daniel Ek
  • Music
  • Today
  • Song

• Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

  

  Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Path
  • Leave
  • Lead

• There's no first impressions anymore. You go to a job interview, and they'll probably Google you. It's a shame - people should play it a little closer to the chest as far as what information they release to the world. If I'm angry about something, I'm not going to take to my Twitter.

  

  Patrick Stump Fall Out Boy
  • People
  • World
  • Job

• I love bad movies, whereas going to the theater for me is a painful experience. I think it's really hard to sit and watch actors do something live and have it not go well.

  

  Zoe Kazan
  • Live
  • Experience
  • Think

• I know there is something out there, and like most people, I tend to believe in it more when things go bad. But I'm not like Shirley MacLaine, who probably believes we were past lovers in another life.

  

  Maggie Smith
  • People
  • Life
  • Believe

• When you're a war correspondent, the reader is for you because the reader is saying, 'Gee, I wouldn't want to be doing that.' They're on your side.

  

  P. J. O'Rourke
  • War
  • Doing
  • Saying

• Everyone freaks out because my character is the only one who has shorts on the Galactica. Well, that is because I went and grabbed a pair of pants and scissors and cut them off and gave her shorts.

  

  Katee Sackhoff
  • Character
  • Freaks
  • Galactica

• English people are famous for never speaking out but only saying what they really feel about you behind your back. Americans believe the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. I like exploring those, er, differences in national snippiness.

  

  Rachel Johnson
  • People
  • Believe
  • English

• To take part in this brothel through the payment of my taxes, that had become to me unbearable.

  

  Yannick Noah
  • Part
  • Taxes
  • Payment

• The safest road to hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts.

  

  C. S. Lewis
  • Road
  • Hell
  • Milestones

• Every member of Congress deserves a seat at the table to be involved in the process. I will continue fighting for this to become a reality in Washington, and will be running for speaker of the House.

  

  Dan Webster
  • House
  • Reality
  • Running

• Producing all my own songs and refusing to go to the hot producer. That's the biggest risk I've taken so far.

  

  J. Cole
  • Taken
  • Risk
  • Hot

• I was taught from a young age that many people would treat me as a second-class citizen because I was African-American and because I was female.

  

  Queen Latifah
  • People
  • American
  • Age

• Science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths.

  

  Karl Popper
  • Science
  • Criticism
  • Myths

• I have always loved fashion because it's a great way to express your mood. And I'm definitely a shoe lover. The right pair of shoes can change the feel of an outfit, and even change how a woman feels about herself. A woman can wear confidence on her feet with a high stiletto, or slip into weekend comfort with a soft ballet flat.

  

  Fergie The Black Eyed Peas
  • Change
  • Fashion
  • Confidence

• I was already devouring literature and I was the ripe old age of 15 when I decided to be an actor. I just thought plays were the most fantastic way of expressing life. I thought I'd discovered Shakespeare - 'hey, there's a new guy in town, don't know if anyone's read him.' I was just excited about the whole thing, from day one.

  

  Chiwetel Ejiofor
  • Life
  • Age
  • Guy

• To say the lake is any more dangerous or less dangerous, I don't know that I can say that, and I've been here 24 years. I'm somewhat surprised we don't have more accidents. But I'm pleased that a combination of a lot of things, including boater compliance to regulations and the efforts of the lake patrol, have made these lakes safe to use.

  

  Gary Owen
  • Effort
  • Things
  • Combination

• To tell you the truth, I've never been really good at learning other people's stuff. I've been playing since I was 11, and I never took lessons. I kind of learned through hit and miss. I had the patience just because I loved guitar so much.

  

  Mark Thomas Tremonti Alter Bridge
  • People
  • Kind
  • Missing

• There's always going to be someone out there who doesn't like what you do, doesn't like your style, your face. That's part of life. But I feed off that. I don't think I'd be where I am today if it wasn't for that. It puts a little fire in the belly, keeps me going so I can prove so many people wrong.

  

  Olly Murs
  • People
  • Life
  • Today

• I know that I'm not the easiest person to live with. The challenge I put on myself is so great that the person I live with feels himself challenged. I bring a lot to bear, and I don't know how not to.

  

  Maya Angelou
  • Challenge
  • Person
  • Live In

• It's hard for the modern generation to understand Thoreau, who lived beside a pond but didn't own water skis or a snorkel.

  

  Loudon Wainwright III
  • Water
  • Generation
  • Skis