Top 16 Giller Quotes
#1. I would never have thought my collection of short stories would win the Giller.
Lynn Coady
#3. I think to get society to act as a whole, people need inspiration.
Chip Giller
#4. Every year, the Giller jury is different. You write the best book you can and throw it out there.
David Bergen
#5. When we are forced to endure what we cannot endure, something breaks inside our minds. That broken-mindedness is commonly called trauma.
John A. Macdougall
#6. What I try to encourage individuals to do is don't sweat the small stuff, sweat the big stuff.
Chip Giller
#7. The real test of business greatness is in giving opportunity to others. Many business men fail in this because they are thinking only of personal glory.
Charles M. Schwab
#8. So-called global warming is just a secret ploy by wacko tree-huggers to make America energy-independent, clean our air & water, improve fuel-efficiency of our vehicles, kickstart 21st century industries, & make our cities safer & more livable. Don't let them get away with it!
Chip Giller
#9. I think personal actions definitely matter. I think collectively they can make a big difference. But I also think that people don't live in a vacuum.
Chip Giller
#10. Out of necessity, one needs to occasionally consume, but I'm a little concerned that there's a little bit of a myth arising that we can buy our way to a sustainable future, and I don't think that's the case.
Chip Giller
#11. If I had to choose a single action I guess I would say stop driving.
Chip Giller
#12. Faith is the effort to believe what your common sense tells you is not true.
Elbert Hubbard
#13. I don't like to read about myself, whether it be positive or negative.
Chloe Sevigny
#14. When you're making a purchasing decision around an appliance or a car or a home, that's when to take the environment into mind, but don't dwell so much on paper versus plastic.
Chip Giller
#15. I know what the Giller nominee effect is, but we'll see what the next level is.
Lynn Coady
