Jim Harrison Quotes

I do mourn my characters. I wrote an essay once where I was sure that far back in a marsh there was a hummock - a little hill of hardwoods - and an old farm house, where all the heroines in my novels lived together with all my beloved dead dogs. I've discussed this with my therapist, naturally. He says it's okay in fair amounts.

Jim Harrison

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 11, 1937 - March 26, 2016

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If you think before you speak the other guy gets his joke in first.

Jimmy Nail

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I've always found women more loyal, more disciplined, less neurotic, more hardworking. I just think they're perfect colleagues. Whereas, God knows, I've dealt with plenty of neurotic men.

Max Hastings

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I think everyone talks about talent. It's really one of the most overused terms. It comes down to, do you play, and do you win? Talent is one factor, but certainly not the only one.

Jeff Van Gundy

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This is the year you really put the stake in the ground.

Stephen Baker

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So when I do Chinese cooking, I mix everything together, then the kids have to eat their vegetables. They won't have the patience to pick them out.

Martin Yan

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We're making it more difficult to obtain the necessary ingredients to produce meth and tightening criminal penalties for those who deal in this dangerous drug.

Michael McCaul

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I remember the first article I ever wrote, and I saw my name in the paper, and I already knew I was undocumented, and I was thinking: 'How can they now say I don't exist?'

Jose Antonio Vargas

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I knew from early on I would go to film school and try to work behind the camera.

Jonathan Ke Quan

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You never know what's coming round the corner. There's only one thing coming round the corner - more corners.

Bradley Walsh

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25, 30 years ago, that meant something, they were making some money. And they were doing all sorts of comedy, screaming at the audience, basically crowd control. And then there was the whole urban comedy scene.

Bob Saget

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I was depressed a lot as a kid, and I was really sad and wouldn't be able to get out of bed.

Alisha Boe

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When I was younger, it was so much easier. All I needed to do was just get a job. It was like, 'Oh, my God, I have a job! I can call myself a working actor.' But then, the older you get, you have to be more selective, and that's tough.

Sebastian Stan

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