I wish I was the kind of writer who would go to a war zone and write about something that's meaningful and important to people, but that's not my area of coverage. Jonathan Ames
I don't know that I've gotten much feedback directly from the literary world; sometimes I doubt even the notion that there is a literary world, though I guess there is or was. Jonathan Ames
I don't mind being ridiculed - well, I guess I would mind a little, but it would only last a few minutes - it's all very ephemeral; it doesn't really matter what people think of me. Jonathan Ames
A lot of writers, probably because they're sensitive, which makes them want to be writers, have fears about their masculinity, so they overcompensate by having an interest in boxing and tough-guy things. Jonathan Ames
No, I'm not very productive at all. I'm probably like an animal. I mean, great animals in the ocean feed all the time. I'm someone who procrastinates, worries, for most of a month, and then I'll have a flurry of manic productivity with a sense of great urgency and fear for, like, two days. Jonathan Ames
Would I buy a cell phone for my 12-year-old?... No. I should have closer control over my child than that. He really shouldn't be in places where he needs to contact me by cell. Stephen Baker
People didn't stop spending money, they just spent it on things that complement their PCs. Stephen Baker
Even though I'm retired for some years now I still have something positive to say to kids. And they still listen. Stephen Baker
I always wished I had a chance to meet an NFL player or even a college player when I was growing up in Los Angeles. Stephen Baker
Obviously, the highest type of efficiency is that which can utilize existing material to the best advantage. Jawaharlal nehru
The person who runs away exposes himself to that very danger more than a person who sits quietly. Jawaharlal nehru
Free enterprise is essentially a formula not just for wealth creation, but for life satisfaction. Arthur C.Brooks
The truth is that relative income is not directly related to happiness. Nonpartisan social-survey data clearly show that the big driver of happiness is earned success: a person's belief that he has created value in his life or the life of others. Arthur C.Brooks
As a political independent, I would gladly vote for any political party dedicated to limited government and entrepreneurship. Arthur C.Brooks
If you think spreading money around by force seems like an odd definition of fairness, you're not alone. Arthur C.Brooks
The more control you have over your life, the more responsible you feel for your own success - or failure. Arthur C.Brooks