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People Quotes by Joan Didion
- Writing is the act of saying "I," of imposing oneself upon other people, of saying "listen to me, see it my way, change your mind."
- People tend to forget that my presence runs counter to their best interests. And it always does. That is one last thing to remember. Writers…
- It is impossible to think of Howard Hughes without seeing the apparently bottomless gulf between what we say we want and what we do want,…
- I have already lost touch with a couple of people I used to be
- We are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not.
- We are repeatedly left, in other words, with no further focus than ourselves, a source from which self-pity naturally flows. Each time this happens I…
- Many people I know in Los Angeles believe that the Sixties ended abruptly on August 9, 1969, ended at the exact moment when word of…
- I don't lead a writer's life. And I think that can be a source of suspicion and irritation to some people.
- One of the things that happens to people in grief is they secretly think they're crazy, because they realize they are thinking things that don't…
- I don't think anybody feels like they're a good parent. Or if people think they're good parents, they ought to think again.
- Before I'd written movies, I never could do big set-piece scenes with a lot of different speakers - when you've got twelve people around a…
- My only advantage as a reporter is that I am so physically small, so temperamentally unobtrusive, and so neurotically inarticulate that people tend to forget…
- I think we are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or…
- What makes Iago evil? Some people ask. I never ask.
- People with self-respect exhibit a certain toughness, a kind of moral nerve; they display what was once called *character,* a quality which, although approved in…
- I know something about dread myself, and appreciate the elaborate systems with which some people fill the void, appreciate all the opiates of the people,…
- Water is important to people who do not have it, and the same is true of control.
- In fact I no longer value this kind of memento. I no longer want reminders of what was, what got broken, what got lost, what…
- You have your wonderful memories," people said later, as if memories were solace. Memories are not. Memories are by definition of times past, things gone.…
- It kills me when people talk about California hedonism. Anybody who talks about California hedonism has never spent a Christmas in Sacramento.
- A lot of the stories I was brought up on had to do with extreme actions - leaving everything behind, crossing the trackless wastes, and…
- The West begins where the average annual rainfall drops below twenty inches. Water is important to people who do not have it, and the same…
- I never think people are too careful with me.
More People Quotes
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle