“But the real life of a writer resides in showing up at the keyboard every day, with the necessary patience and mercy, and making the best decisions you can on behalf of your people. It’s a slow process. It often feels hopeless, more like an affliction than an art form. Most of us will have to find our readers one by one, in other words, and against considerable resistance. If anything qualifies us as heroic, it’s that private perpetual struggle. Put down the magazine, soldier. Forget about the other guy. Remember who you are.” PeopleIfsFeelsWritingArtRealRememberFormGuyProcessDecisionForgetStruggleReaderMercyWho You AreSoldierReal LifeResistanceMagazinesHopelessHeroicPerpetualAfflictionBehalfOther GuysKeyboardsShowing UpRemember Who You Are Author:Steve Almond
“In my profession more generally, it's not an exaggeration to say that masculinity is viewed as the root of all evil. If you were to take a literary theory course, you might think it would be about literature, but it's really not. It's about all the various forms of oppression on earth and how we can see them playing out in literary works. And behind all these forms of oppression is a guy.” IfsThinkingMightWould BeEarthFormGuyCoursesEvilLiteratureBehindsTheoryRootsVariousProfessionOppressionMasculinityExaggerationLiterary WorksLiterary Theory Author:Jonathan Gottschall
“All my heroes, I guess, like John Wayne and all those guys, they drank and they smoked and did all the manly things. It was expected of you. And now abstinence in all kinds of forms is a part of living. It's a pretty - I don't smoke anymore, I quit that 42 years ago” YearsKindFormGuyHeroYears AgoExpectedQuittingAll KindsSmokeDrankWayneManlyMy HeroI QuitAbstinence Author:Larry Hagman
“Don't look left nor right and never compete. Never. Watching the other guy is what kills all forms of energy.” LooksFormGuyEnergyLeftApprovalOther GuysDisapproval Author:Diana Vreeland
“Most of you probably didn't know that I have a new book out. Some guy put together a collection of my wit and wisdom - or, as he calls it, my accidental wit and wisdom. But I'm kind of proud that my words are already in book form.” KnowsKindBookHumorTogetherFormPoliticalGuyProudWitCollectionsPolitical HumorNew BooksWit And Wisdom Author:George W. Bush
“For us tall people, the whole key is that your hips and your knees should form a right angle when you sit down. That's where backs and hips get to be problems for big guys.” PeopleShouldWholeProblemBigsFormGuyKeysHipsKneesTallAngleBig Guys Author:Phil Jackson
“I wouldnt want to be remembered as the guy who contaminated a perfectly legitimate form of protest art with money and celebrities.” WantArtFormGuyRememberedProtestGraffiti Art Author:Banksy
“Death is a large form of entertainment, probably the largest. Watching death in different ways is entertaining for us, whether it's a high-speed chase and a guy grabs a helicopter and flies away. We know the reality of it is that he wouldn't be physically able to hold onto that helicopter and fall to his death. But it's entertaining to watch.” KnowsWayDifferentRealityAbleFormGuyFallWatchesEntertainmentSpeedDifferent WaysEntertainingHelicoptersFly AwayHigh Speed Author:Curtis Jackson
“When people ask me what I miss most about the game, it's being in the locker room and getting to know the guys. Back in those days, we had roommates. We had to talk basketball and that was a great way to understand the game itself and form those lasting relationships.” PeopleKnowsWayFormGuyAsksGamesRoomsMissingBasketballAsk MeLastingLockersLocker RoomRoommateLasting Relationship Author:Earl Monroe