John Knowles Quotes

Exeter was, I suspect, more crucial in my life than in the lives of most members of my class, and conceivably, than in the lives of almost anyone else who ever attended the school.

John Knowles

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 16, 1926 - November 29, 2001

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I'm a father with two daughters, and I don't want them to feel that they have to go and work in China when they are older.

Joe Kaeser

WorkFatherFeelGoWantChina

There's always loose points that people bring up, which is great, and I think that's why you read criticism is because you want to see what worked and what didn't work, and certainly you have to filter it because there's a lot of people who just love to troll.

Joe Russo

WorkLoveGreatPeopleThinkYou

You want to feel that your reader does identify with the characters so that there's a real entry into the story - that some quality speaks to the individual.

Jill McCorkle

QualityStoryFeelYouWantReal

I always wanted to be Gene Hackman and I always wanted to be, you know... I wanted to be one of these guys. I always wanted to be Bob Duvall.

John C. McGinley

YouKnowAlwaysWantedGuysBob

I am libertarian, and Americans generally are, more than, say, Canadians and Australians.

Joel Salatin

I AmSayMoreLibertarianThanAm

I got a lot of empathy from my mother growing up, and I think it prevented me from ever really just writing people off.

Matt McGorry

MotherEmpathyPeopleMeGrowing Up

My approach to working in movies is to empower the director to have power over me and to really support his vision because he's the guy, at the end of the day, who's going to put it all together.

Jeff Bridges

PowerVisionDayTogetherSupport

For me, music is sort of my passion, more so than being an actor. I just never tried to make a career as a musician. It was just something that I did on my own time, just for me. I had written a lot of songs, but I don't really record a lot of music because, for me, it's the same way as a poet: I write to get things out. It's sort of cathartic.

Steve Kazee

MusicPassionTimeMeCareerWay

'Sons of the Prophet' is a dark comedy about human suffering. The play explores the particularly messy portions of life - the times where you find yourself coping with multiple life issues, and before any of them can be resolved, two more show up on your plate. We've all been there, I'd wager.

Stephen Karam

LifeYourselfSufferingComedyYou

Down to Gehenna, or up to the Throne, He travels the fastest who travels alone.

Rudyard Kipling

AloneDownUpThroneWhoHe

I put it in the back of my mind that someday I would fly around the world.

Ross Perot, Jr.

MindFlyWorldBackSomedayWould

We've probably never met, but I wish we had.

Michael W. Smith

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