John M. Ford Quotes

Well, it's an adventure story, and a Bildungsroman, of course, but there was also the intention to describe a culture that had been seen in rather narrow terms.

John M. Ford

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 10, 1957 - September 25, 2006

Topics

CultureAdventureStoryIntention

My life has been one great big joke, a dance that's walked a song that's spoke, I laugh so hard I almost choke when I think about myself.

Maya Angelou

LifeGreatMyselfDanceSongThink

I grew up in Hong Kong, and London used to seem very gray: the sky was gray, the buildings were gray, the food was incredibly gray - the food had, like, new kinds of grayness specially invented for it.

John Lanchester

FoodSkyBuildingsNewLondonGray

My father has acted in over 700 films. My mother acted in one film, 'Kismat with Mithun Chakraborty,' in which my father also had a role. My father fell in love with her and would drive her around in his sports car, and they subsequently got married. My mom is the most beautiful woman and I think she has taken some serum to look young all her life.

Shraddha Kapoor

LifeLoveFatherMotherCarSports

The next time I cry about golf it will only be with joy. It's not worth crying over golf for any other reason. After all, it's only a game.

Rory McIlroy

TimeJoyGameGolfWorthCry

Experience teaches us that we do not always receive the blessings we ask for in prayer.

Mary Baker Eddy

ExperiencePrayerBlessingsAskUs

I'm really happy with Elektra, I don't have anything bad to say about them at all. I always knew a major label was the right place for me to be. I never really had an opportunity to go to an independent label anyway.

Jon Crosby

OpportunityHappyMeBadPlaceGo

Martin Luther King took us to the mountain top: I want to take us to the bank.

Don King

MountainKingWantBankTopTake

Currently under FCC policy, indecency determinations hinge on two factors. First, material must describe or depict sexual or excretory organs or activities. Second, the material must be patently offensive as measured by contemporary community standards for the broadcast medium.

Doug Ose

CommunityFirstTwoPolicyStandards

If you don't understand that you work for your mislabeled 'subordinates', then you know nothing of leadership. You know only tyranny.

Dee Hock

WorkLeadershipYouTyrannyKnow

The acting is better when you know your material is being judged.

Bob Newhart

BetterYouActingKnowBeing Judged

There was so much racism when I was a kid, but it was also ignorant.

Art Malik

RacismIgnorantKidMuchAlso

I love New York, it's always been my home. It has everything - music, fashion, entertainment, impressive buildings, huge parks, street cafes. And it's very international, with people from all over the world.

Sean Combs

LoveHomeMusicNew YorkPeopleNew

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