Joost Zwagerman Quotes & Sayings

An idler and a sluggard are as different as a gourmand and a glutton. — David Mitchell

Doing everything with one arm, being well-known, and having a book and a movie, it's fairly abnormal. As far as just not having to worry about past experiences, I've healed very well. — Bethany Hamilton

You simply cannot tell other people they are stupid, even if they really are stupid. — Temple Grandin

God has this ... hobby. He creates perfection. This world is not perfect. We have to learn to separate illusions from reality. — Bill Hicks

I've always considered writing the most hateful kind of work. I suspect it's a bit like fucking, which is only fun for amateurs. Old whores don't do much giggling. — Hunter S. Thompson

Do not believe anything on the mere authority of teachers or priests. Accept as true and as the guide to your life only that which accords with your own reason and experience, after thorough investigation. Accept only that which contributes to the well-being of yourself and others. — Gautama Buddha

You have hundreds of artists you're dealing with across the world and the scale of this movie [Kung Fu Panda] was insane - we had a parallel pipeline going on where you had two versions recording Mandarin voice actors, getting it to be funny for Mandarin audiences going beyond a straight translation, and then animating it and lighting it, it's a lot of work. — Jennifer Yuh Nelson

one of my press comments may have been literally true: "This may be the biggest collection of theocrats in one — Barry W. Lynn

Desire outweighs footwork when it comes to crashing the glass — Bill Self

A year ago, she'd been on the verge of appearing on American Idol, but the producers said they were over their quota for brunettes. X Factor wanted her until they found out she'd almost made it onto American Idol. Then there was The Voice. Who would have thought one small wardrobe malfunction would cost her the chance of a lifetime? — Katie Graykowski