John Dos Passos Quotes

The creation of a world view is the work of a generation rather than of an individual, but we each of us, for better or for worse, add our brick to the edifice.

John Dos Passos

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 14, 1896 - September 28, 1970

Topics

WorkWorldGenerationBetterView

You stay teachable most by reading books. By reading what other people went through.

Jim Mattis

PeopleReadingYouThroughStay

I don't usually make political comments, because I am a businessman, not a politician.

John Gokongwei

I AmPoliticalBecausePoliticianAm

If you know that something is true and just, and you give up, that's when you fail.

Andrew Forrest

YouKnowTrueUpFailSomething

In order to have an enemy, one must be somebody. One must be a force before he can be resisted by another force. A malicious enemy is better than a clumsy friend.

Sophie Swetchine

FriendBetterEnemyOrderForceHe

In an ideal world for me, school lunch would be free for everybody.

Tom Colicchio

SchoolMeLunchWorldFreeWould

I'm just drawn to the odd guy, the man who is full of it, the guy who has limited talent but is pretending he's a genius.

Martin Short

ManTalentGeniusPretendingGuyHe

I never cut class. I loved getting A's, I liked being smart. I liked being on time. I thought being smart is cooler than anything in the world.

Michelle Obama

TimeSmartCoolWorldThoughtLoved

People laugh at me because I don't even know what I'm doing tomorrow.

Lorenzo di Bonaventura

TomorrowPeopleMeLaughDoingKnow

I collect hats, and I'm really big into Stetsons. Not particularly the Stetsons brand but that sort of fedora-type. I just think it's sharp.

Boyd Holbrook

ThinkBrandHatsBigSharpJust

Just because you put super great musicians together, it doesn't mean you're going to have that chemistry as a band.

Brian Setzer

GreatTogetherMusiciansYouMean

Truth is the beginning of every good to the gods, and of every good to man.

Plato

GoodTruthBeginningManTruth Is

Girdles and wire stays should have never been invented. No man wants to hug a padded bird cage.

Marilyn Monroe

BirdManHugNeverCageBeen

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