Robert Sheckley Quotes

As far as the mechanics go, working with other people on received ideas was for me a very interesting technical problem. I can't say that any of my collaborations engaged my heart, but they engaged the craftsman in me.

Robert Sheckley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 16, 1928 - December 9, 2005

Topics

HeartPeopleMeIdeasProblemGo

I wear my Pen as others do their Sword.

John Oldham

PenSwordOthersWear

Fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather that it shall never have a beginning.

John Henry Newman

LifeFearBeginningEndNeverCome

You don't have to be a Brad Pitt look-alike hero just to be courageous and help out your friends and come through when it really matters. I think everyone can sort of relate to that in some way, particularly back to people's school days.

Matthew Lewis

HeroSchoolPeopleThinkHelpYou

To go straight to 'Scandal' and get to play the larger-than-life guy who has the page-long rants and gets drilled in the leg with blood flying everywhere, it was a blast. It's really been a nice counterpoint after the first season of 'The Carrie Diaries.'

Matt Letscher

FlyingPlayGoNiceBloodFirst

At a car dealership, the person who sells the car is the hero, and also gets the commission. But if the mechanics don't service that car well, the customer won't return.

Roger Staubach

CarHeroServiceCustomerPerson

I feel that everything has to come from the heart, and it cannot come from the intellect.

Ruth Bernhard

HeartFeelEverythingIntellectCome

I like inventing things when I write rather than autobiography.

Romesh Gunesekera

WriteThingsAutobiographyRather

It's the hardest thing on earth to like yourself, and then when you do, it's a catastrophe. I mean, the people I know who like themselves - I don't want to see them!

Mike Nichols

YourselfPeopleYouEarthKnowWant

I used to love people for what they could be. I thought love was how hard you tried and how much you sacrificed and suffered. That is not love. Acceptance is.

Michael Learned

LoveAcceptancePeopleThoughtYou

Every time a student walks past a really urgent, expressive piece of architecture that belongs to his college, it can help reassure him that he does have that mind, does have that soul.

Louis Kahn

TimeArtArchitectureSoulPastHim

I just want to develop and be the best player I can be.

Jaylen Brown

BestI CanWantJustDevelopPlayer

I guess, as a reporter, I always thought that my biggest strength was that I could get anybody to talk to me. I wasn't the best writer, but I could get people to talk to me.

Jose Antonio Vargas

StrengthBestPeopleMeThoughtGet

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