Jim Murphy Quotes

'West To A Land Of Plenty' shows a family heading west, first on board a train, and then going into areas as yet untamed by rail by way of an ox-drawn wagon.

Jim Murphy

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 25, 1947

Topics

FamilyTrainWayLandFirstGoing

I think that if you make a strong statement of principle, even if the folks disagree with you, people will respect you for it.

Joe Klein

RespectPeopleStrongThinkYou

Radio was my life growing up. Then, I started in our family band with my uncle, my father, my aunt and my little brother. We would go to The Chicken Box and all the bars and play.

Meghan Trainor

LifeFamilyFatherBrotherMy Life

Everything is WrestleMania to me.

Mauro Ranallo

MeEverythingWrestleMania

The universe is not indifferent to our existence - it depends on it.

Stephen Hawking

UniverseExistenceOurDepends

My youngest son's pre-school class was recently asked what their dads do for work. The responses were things like, my dad sells money, and my dad figures stuff out. My son said, 'I've never seen my dad do work.' It's true. Skateboarding doesn't seem like real work, but I'm proud of what I do.

Tony Hawk

WorkSonMoneyProudSaidTrue

Do you know what a skin walker is? It's a thing in Indian mythology. There are certain people born with this gift, and they're able to actually get inside you and mess with your feelings and with your mind. And if a skin walker chooses to get a hold of you, there's not much you can do.

Robbie Robertson

PeopleMindGiftYouBornSkin

Pain is handed down from one generation to the next.

Rithy Panh

PainGenerationDownNextHanded

The bottom line is, don't be a lifer. Get in, get a business, get five years of what you can, and get out. What happens is they start listening to the promoters, 'You'll get the next main event.' And then, all of a sudden, you become a lifer. That's the kiss of death there. Get in shape, go in, get the money, get out, and have a wonderful life.

Roddy Piper

LifeBusinessMoneyDeathKissYou

When I get back on snow, it's almost like I travel back in time to that feeling I used to have. That youthful, 6-year-old, 'nothing else matters,' 'you're sort of the center of the universe' kind of a feeling.

Mikaela Shiffrin

SnowTimeTravelUniverseYouBack

I'm not a Christian.

Michael Sheen

Christian

I keep things pretty simple.

Chris Isaak

SimplePrettyThingsKeep

I feel like I've got this anti-marriage thing, but it's less that and more I'm overthinking it to get it right.

David Spade

FeelMoreRightGotI Feel LikeGet

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