John C. Hawkes Quotes

I want prose fiction to be recognized as that, and I'm not interested in writing as it becomes more personal.

John C. Hawkes

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 17, 1925 - May 15, 1998

Topics

WritingWantPersonalMoreFiction

Undoubtedly, there are members of the former regime that are cooperating in some fashion and then there are extremists that are within Iraq that are cooperating with them.

John Abizaid

FashionWithinSomeThenMembers

I try not to think about the person, just their tactics, their weaknesses and strengths. I play against the ball.

Ana Ivanovic

ThinkPersonPlayTryStrengths

The difference between an amateur and a professional is in their habits. An amateur has amateur habits. A professional has professional habits. We can never free ourselves from habit. But we can replace bad habits with good ones.

Steven Pressfield

GoodHabitFreeBadProfessional

For celebrities, privacy is utterly nonexistent. You are asked intrusive questions about your personal life. You can be photographed at any moment.

Roxane Gay

LifeMomentQuestionsYouPrivacy

Democrats haven't been functioning effectively as a party at the national level.

Martin O'Malley

PartyDemocratsLevelBeenNational

I knew there would be some controversy over the 'Potter' series between religious people and secular-minded people - that was inevitable - what astonished me and continues to astonish me is the intense controversy that erupted very early on among Christians themselves, in all the churches. It cuts across every denominational line.

Michael O'Brien

PeopleMeEarlyInevitableLine

TV broadcasting is owned, in the sense that governments around the world have asserted power over the airwaves that permeate their territories, deciding who can use what bandwidth and why - and those with licenses then, with exceptions determined by regulators, decide what to broadcast.

Jonathan Zittrain

PowerWorldWhyOverDeterminedWho

I try to shy away from labels and focus on the issues.

Jon Ossoff

FocusShyTryAwayLabelsIssues

I realized I love motivating and I love empowering and I love inspiring people. I did that as an athlete for 18 years, and I am able to do that as a motivational speaker now as well as doing work on television.

Dominique Dawes

MotivationalWorkLoveI AmPeople

I've grown up surrounded by Americans and to a very large extent feel American. It sounds strange because I seem to be so quintessentially English in everyone's mind - and perhaps I am. Perhaps it's quintessentially English to have a fascination with America.

Colin Firth

I AmMindAmericanFeelAmericaUp

Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick people year in and year out the way I did, I think that was a much greater feat.

Bob Uecker

PeopleThinkYearPlayWayAbility

The sudden release of five million barrels of oil, enormous quantities of methane and two million gallons of toxic dispersants into an already greatly stressed Gulf of Mexico will permanently alter the nature of the area.

Sylvia Earle

NatureWillOilToxicTwoMexico

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