Home / Quotes / Quote by Lawrence Wright

Quote by Lawrence Wright

“Every medium has its advantages and weaknesses and there are many things I can put down on paper that I might not be able to put into film or into a stage performance. In each form, one can communicate powerfully in different ways.”

Quote by Lawrence Wright

Author

Lawrence Wright

Lawrence Wright is an American author known for his in-depth reporting on terrorism and modern politics. His work 'The Looming Tower' on the rise of al-Qaeda and the 9/11 attacks won the Pulitzer Prize. more

You May Also Like

“From the very beginning of this movement, Scientology has always been a very closeted organization. That aura of secrecy is something that the present-day management continues.”

Movement Organization Management Secrecy Present Day Auras Scientology

Author:Lawrence Wright

“Hubbard set up the Church of Scientology in Hollywood in 1954 for a reason. He understood that celebrity was increasingly a feature of American public life, and celebrities themselves were going to be worshipped as minor deities were in the ancient world. The idea was: if you could get them, think how many people would follow.”

People Ifs Thinking World Ideas Reason Church Understood Hollywood Ancient Features Minors Deities Public Life Scientology Ancient World

Author:Lawrence Wright

“I don't hold America responsible for the largely oppressive governments in the 22 Arab countries. There are repressive Arab governments that are our allies and there are those that are our nominal enemies. It doesn't make a whole lot of difference to what extent we're involved in propping up those governments.”

Country Whole Government America Differences Enemy Involved Responsible Allies Oppressive Governments

Author:Lawrence Wright

“People often pulled into Scientology want to address personal problems in their life, and Scientology says we have technology that addresses these kinds of problems. Just focusing on the problems and trying to remedy them can be helpful.”

People Want Trying Kind Problem Technology Addresses Helpful Remedy Scientology Personal Problems

Author:Lawrence Wright

“When I was trained as a journalist, as a race-relations reporter in Nashville covering the end of the civil-rights movement, we were strictly forbidden to use the first-person pronoun. There was kind of an electric charge around it. To come out from hiding and use the word 'I' carried a lot of fright for me.”

“When I went to Egypt right after 9/11 I was very upset. I used to live in Egypt. I had a lot of friends there. I spent two years teaching there. I had very fond feelings for that part of the world, and the fact that a culture I liked so much had attacked my own culture was really very upsetting to me.”

World Years Two Facts Feelings Used Culture My Own Teaching Upset Two Years Egypt Lots Of Friends

Author:Lawrence Wright

“While I was pleasantly surprised by the relatively high number of jobs created in April, the fact is that job creation during this recovery period has significantly lagged both historical experience in recovery, and the projections of the Bush Administration.”

Facts Jobs Numbers Creation Periods Historical Recovery Administration Projection April Job Creation

Author:Barney Frank

“People confuse being world No. 1 with winning a Major championship.”

People World Winning Majors Championship

Author:Lee Westwood

“My dad said: 'It looks like you'll be world No.1 in a few hours and I wanted to be the first to say congratulations.”

World Firsts Looks Said Wanted Hours Like You Dad My Dad Congratulations

Author:Lee Westwood

“I'm heavier, but with muscle rather than flab. It's a massive difference. It means I don't get as tired sometimes and it means that I'm hitting the ball a lot farther, about 15 yards more with my driver.”

Mean Sometimes Differences Balls Tired Muscles Massive Drivers Hitting Yards

Author:Lee Westwood