Anthony Doerr Quotes
I write reviews of science books for the Boston Globe, so I like to give science books.
Quotes to Explore
-
One of the prices that we pay for integration was the disintegration of the black community.
-
Every hero becomes a bore at last.
-
Each of our 900 shows so far was different - maybe that's what makes the fans come back to our gigs time and again. And that they're always part of the show. Phish concerts are a communal experience.
-
Brandon Boyd of Incubus is hot, but he's too pretty.
-
There is no point in pointing fingers because there are three fingers pointing back at you.
-
My life has been devoted to the upliftment of the Filipino by reestablishing his identity and dignity.
-
When I was 13, I started working in a nightclub with Ray Charles. That's the greatest school in the world, the school of the streets. Ray taught me how to read in Braille. He was only two years older than me, but it was like he was 100 years older.
-
The older you get, the more comfortable you become with yourself, and you accept what you have physically.
-
I drove across country in my yellow 1970 VW bug (which I drove until 1986) to Los Angeles, having had enough cold weather in 5 years in Ann Arbor, and found a job within a few days.
-
Circumstances give in reality to every political principle its distinguishing color and discriminating effect. The circumstances are what render every civil and political scheme beneficial or noxious to mankind.
-
Pain is such an important thing in life. I think that as an artist you have to experience suffering.
-
'Marco Polo' had some negative reactions in the press. Viewers have loved it, and the volume of viewing has been phenomenal.
-
Everyone knows that there are more people watching any given show than is being registered by the Nielsen system.
-
The fans sing my name around the world. When I meet fans, they ask, 'How are you? All good with your family?'
-
We always knew when we took on the issue of violence against women that somehow our opposition would come after us.
-
I never knew a writer yet who took the smallest pains with his style and was at the same time readable.
-
I just love dancing.
-
If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it's not.
-
I'm not a wild and crazy person.
-
Don't be fooled. I kept all my workout clothes in that top hat.
-
I'm always showing pictures off. I have to be careful who I show them to because of who I am, obviously, but I'm a proud father.
-
'They knew many things but had no idea why. And strangely this made them more, rather than less, certain that they were right.'
-
I write reviews of science books for the Boston Globe, so I like to give science books.
