John Grisham Quotes

I grew up in a very small, close-knit, Southern Baptist family, where everything was off-limits. So I couldn't wait to get to college and have some fun. And I did for the first two years. And I regret a lot of it, because my grades were in terrible shape. I never got in serious trouble, except for my grades.

John Grisham

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 8, 1955

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We've rewritten entire scenes and had them animated twelve hours before the show goes on the air. It's not fun.

Matt Stone

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I don't like reality TV. I don't want to look down on people.

John Waters

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Honours seem to be the nature of British life. It's horrible. Maybe I'm mad, but the older I get, the less I want to have honours loaded on me.

Tony Harrison

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I don't want to push the envelope. Let the envelope stay in the middle of the table. I'll just make you laugh.

Rita Rudner

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And this week, I am proposing legislation to strengthen our Open Records laws to make public access to our public records surer, faster, and more comprehensive.

Roy Barnes

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When literature exists, perhaps we do not notice how important it is, but when it does not exist, our lives become coarsened and brutal. For this reason, I am proud of my profession, but also aware of its importance.

Mo Yan

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In Canada, anything that's not in the city is referred to as a cottage. Or a log cabin.

Dolores O'Riordan

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If people sneak into my show, that's a sign of a good show, you know? If people want to risk getting in trouble with the law to come see you play music, that's a sign you're doing something right.

Dierks Bentley

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There's always an attack on the sophomore novel from some quarters.

Colson Whitehead

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The things you have to do to be effective - like forming a union at a fast food joint or a telemarketing company - aren't going to work unless you do things like solidarity strikes. Solidarity strikes are illegal. They've been illegal since the '40s, and they were made illegal because they work.

Boots Riley

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I don't like new people coming around me. I'm going to really be leery and watch you and take my time before I embrace you.

Prodigy

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I have a huge fan following in Bellary, and when they met me, they told me about their problems. I have seen mining done without proper safety measures and not taking environmental protection into account.

Pawan Kalyan

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