John Gardner Quotes

One should fight like the devil the temptation to think well of editors. They are all, without exception - at least some of the time, incompetent or crazy.

John Gardner

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 21, 1933 - September 14, 1982

Topics

TimeFightCrazyThinkDevilWell

People fall into patterns at fast speeds, when really, to have a clear musical thought - the kind of musical thought that makes a melody work - our brains just can't think that fast. At a certain point, you're going on automatic.

John Frusciante

WorkPeopleThinkThoughtYouFall

A structure is a bit like a story. People will go along with you - they see where you're going.

Melvyn Bragg

PeopleStoryYouGoWillSee

The thing that really sticks - and when you talk to entrepreneurs, they say the same - is just thinking about the next day, the next week.

Ana Patricia Botin

DayThinkingWeekYouSayTalk

Oh, man - I don't have just one favorite fighter, but I draw from many different aspects of each fighter. But I will say, just going back in the history of the UFC, just kind of trying to learn from each fighter, I've been looking at Brock Lesnar, all the things he did for the UFC back in the day, and his attitude and things like that.

Rose Namajunas

AttitudeHistoryDayManLooking

The people have the right to know whether or not the person they elect has the capacity to represent them.

Ron Crumpton

PeoplePersonKnowRightCapacity

I am fearful, or suspicious, of generalizations... They cannot guide me reliably in making decisions about particular individuals.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

I AmMeDecisionsCannotGuide

I'm competitive with myself, but not with other people. I set goals for myself. I don't really care about winning or losing as long as I do my best.

Lucas Grabeel

GoalsMyselfBestLosingPeopleSet

My being gay is not a social issue; it's a fact. It's not something to be debated. It's a reality.

Jose Antonio Vargas

RealityGaySocialBeingSomething

Thanksgiving was always a favorite holiday for me. The preparation was fun! My grandma and I would walk to the butcher on Jamaica Avenue in Queens, order the bird, and buy all the fixings at the market.

Debi Mazar

BirdWalkFunPreparationMeAlways

I like to take up something that is challenging. I like to stretch myself.

Christine Lahti

MyselfUpTakeStretchSomething

I'm a very message-oriented artist, and each song has a totally different meaning.

Claudia Lee

SongMeaningArtistDifferentVery

Someone like Bruno Sammartino should never be a jobber on a video game, so and so forth. I think you have to pay respect.

Bret Hart

RespectGameThinkSomeoneYouPay

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