Raconteur Quotes

#1. The guy [Bill Clinton] was a known, let's say, "raconteur."

Rush Limbaugh

#2. Renaissance cowboy/raconteur Pop Wagner ... deadpan funny ... his presence is like meeting Woody Guthrie and Will Rogers riding a single, many colored horse. Pop is a kind of 'textile genius' who is able to spin, at once, both yarn and rope.

Ron Miles

#3. Mike Stanton is our preeminent aficionado and raconteur of Rhode Island's flamboyantly criminal political follies, and The Prince of Providence is the chronicle of a great American rogue, Mayor Buddy Cianci - a paragon of charisma and corruption.

Philip Gourevitch

#4. There has never been a better raconteur than Jesus of Nazareth.

Harvey Cox

#5. Joe Klein is the flower of American political journalism, a sharp raconteur who shows traces of the gonzo style that was in vogue when he was honing his craft at Rolling Stone back in the day.

Thomas Frank

#6. I consider myself something of a raconteur. I have a rather audacious sense of humour.

Sylvester Stallone

#7. raconteur quality, but then why should she?

Annette De Burgh

#8. The raconteur knows too well that, if he investigates the truth of the matter, he is only too likely to lose his good story.

Herbert Butterfield

#9. I definitely enjoy an audience, when I'm performing. As I get older I'm kind of less comfortable at being demonstrative. I always fancied myself as a raconteur, but that never really worked out.

Chris O'Dowd

#10. I'm an orator, a raconteur.

Ron Shock

#11. I come to writing from hearing great stories as a child in Louisiana, where the mark of a person was his or her ability to be a raconteur. I also come to writing as a professional actress whose body has been trained to listen and smell and inhabit characters without judgment.

Rebecca Wells

#12. The essayist ... can pull on any sort of shirt, be any sort of person, according to his mood or his subject matter - philosopher, scold, jester, raconteur, confidant, pundit, devil's advocate, enthusiast.

E.B. White

#13. Apparently I'm well-known for my stories, my raconteur tales, that sort of thing.

Rick Wakeman

#14. I thought comedy would be the hardest thing I could do, and if I could do that, I could do anything.

Rodney Carrington

#15. I think it's Greek Orthodox - who totally believes in the pope, not anything about attacking the United States, which needs to be because we're not recognizing the dignity of all people.

Rush Limbaugh

#16. You think writing a book is hard? Wait until you give it to someone to read.

Ken Stark

#17. I don't think my music really provokes that kind of energy that makes people want to grab AKs and rally through the streets. I don't think my music is gangsta in that sense.

Fashawn

#18. The cross. He held one in his hand, gold and shiny in the morning sun. This, too, drove the vampires away.
Why? Was there a logical answer, something he could accept without slipping on banana skins of mysticism?

Richard Matheson

#19. The friend I can trust is the one who will let me have my death.
The rest are actors who want me to stay and further the plot.

Adrienne Rich

#20. My first company produced 'Silicon Alley Reporter' magazine, where I held the dual titles of CEO and Editor.

Jason Calacanis

#21. In every sufferings you've encountered, there will be an opportunity to settle things in a right place. If that comes, grab it. Learn to forgive.

Mahadena Madid

#22. I'm so reluctant to do newspaper interviews because it's so misleading how they interpret what you say.

Davy Jones

#23. Every faith has its story; every faith has its roots.

Max Lucado

#24. Although many seniors are happy with the generous drug coverage they have from their former employers, the number of companies offering that kind of coverage has decreased by one-third since the mid-1980s.

Jim Gerlach

#25. It is not what a man is capable of doing, but what he chooses to do that is important.

Honor Raconteur

#26. The time you spend with God is an everlasting investment in Paradise.

Felix Wantang

#27. Admittedly, art is somewhat like spit. It does not repulse or even worry is while it is still inside of us, but once it exits our body, it becomes disgusting.

Ivan Brunetti

#28. I happen to have a certain fondness for existing
soda wouldn't have that lovely fizzy feeling if you were dead. Think of all the things you would miss: Cartoons, music, movies, video games, music, art, fingernail growth, sex ... well, perhaps not sex, depending on how weird your mortician is.

Jhonen Vasquez

#29. This is the moment - this is the most important moment right now. Which is: We are about contribution. That's what our job is. It's not about impressing people. It's not about getting the next job. It's about contributing something.

Benjamin Zander