Commentary Quotes

141 quotes by 132 authors

The narration, in fact, doubles the drama with a commentary without which no mise en scene would be possible. — Jacques Lacan
I like singing all songs, really, but I find that writing social commentary comes naturally. — Damian Marley
'Dreamsongs' allows me to show the scope of my writing - with personal commentary that puts the works in context and includes some autobiographical details… — George R. R. Martin
I had made all these rules for myself: I'm not writing social commentary, I'm not writing love songs. — Joni Mitchell
Because most of my career in the classroom has been at art schools (beginning at Bennington in the 1970s), I am hyper-aware of the often… — Camille Paglia
It is a sad commentary of our times when our young must seek advice and counsel from 'Dear Abby' instead of going to Mom and… — Abigail Van Buren
When I think about writers who use fiction as social commentary and to raise social awareness but who are also very popular, I think of… — Jodi Picoult
If you read the first page of one of my novels, I can guarantee that you will read the last one. This isn't just social… — Jodi Picoult
When I read commentary about suggestions for where C should go, I often think back and give thanks that it wasn't developed under the advice… — Dennis Ritchie
I do cagefight commentary in my spare time. — Joe Rogan
The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the commentary on it. — Arthur Schopenhauer
A devastating commentary on the war in Iraq is that we have been unable to spend money on infrastructure. — Charles Schumer
Stand-up comics reflect less of a visual humor and more of a commentary. — Shel Silverstein
The aim of all commentary on art now should be to make works of art - and, by analogy, our own experience - more, rather… — Susan Sontag
I'm in my usual state up here in the commentary box: high tension, heart beating like a trip hammer, whatever that is. — Murray Walker
I would love to be associated with some sports organization. I was a journalism major. That's kind of intriguing, to do something in the political-commentary… — J C Watts
Music is always a commentary on society. — Frank Zappa
No good at life, but very funny sometimes with the commentary. — Kurt Vonnegut
Writing long books is a laborious and impoverishing act of foolishness: expanding in five hundred pages an idea that could be perfectly explained in a… — Jorge Luis Borges
I am the illegal alien of commentary. I will do the jokes that no one else will do. — Ann Coulter

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