#cade

There is far too much literary criticism of the wrong kind. That is why I never could have survived as an academic. ↗

— Anne Stevenson

#could #criticism #far #i #kind

I went to a couple Academy Awards parties and I was definitely like, 'Whoa, no one will talk to me.' ↗

— Matt Stone

#academy awards #awards #couple #definitely #i

I instantly chucked my academic ambitions and began writing fiction full-time. ↗

— Peter Straub

#began #fiction #full-time #i #instantly

Scientists have been warning about global warming for decades. It's too late to stop it now, but we can lessen its severity and impacts. ↗

— David Suzuki

#been #decades #global #global warming #impacts

The increasing frequency of extreme weather events, droughts and floods is in line with what climate scientists have been predicting for decades - and evidence is mounting that what's happening is more severe than predicted, and will get far worse still if we fail to act. ↗

— David Suzuki

#been #climate #decades #droughts #events

I've written only two novels, but they're both long ones, and they each took a decade to write. ↗

— Donna Tartt

#decade #each #i #long #novels

Genetic theories, I gather, have been cherished academically with detachment. ↗

— Allen Tate

#been #cherished #detachment #gather #genetic

In a free society, government reflects the soul of its people. If people want change at the top, they will have to live in different ways. Our major social problems are not the cause of our decadence. They are a reflection of it. ↗

— Cal Thomas

#cause #change #decadence #different #different ways

This is my seventh decade... and every once in a while I get a hankering to re-visit these songs again... songs with which I have had a great relationship. ↗

— Eddy Arnold

#decade #every #get #great #great relationship

It is amazing to think after all that has happened in this country in the last few years, the last few decades, that so many people have this blind faith that government is our friend and therefore, so we don't need protections against it. ↗

— James Bovard

#against #amazing #blind #blind faith #country