American - Novelist | February 3, 1907 - October 16, 1997
Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.
James A. Michener
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Hawaii and Fiji are two of the best island groups in the world to visit as a vacationer. The great hotels, the fascinating local people, the exciting history of the two contrasting island groups, and the unmatched scenery make these two of the most enticing stopovers.
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If you type adeptly with 10 fingers, you're typing faster than your mind is working.
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I missed a whole cycle of childhood, but I've never used it as a device for self-pity.
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Whatever I did, there was always someone around who was better qualified. They just didn't bother to do it.
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An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it.
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The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of life comes when dreams are surrendered to reality.
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For this is the journey that men and women make, to find themselves. If they fail in this, it doesn't matter much else what they find.
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America is a nation with many flaws that only the stupid would deny, but with hopes so vast that only the cowardly would refuse to acknowledge them.
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I attended seminars where many social issues were discussed abstractly, outside the pressures of an immediate situation, and there I developed certain attitudes which permitted me to face the real thing when it came along.
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I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.
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Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.
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