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John Irving Quotes

My old coach used to say that if you were in it for the match, if you were in it for the trophies, you were in it for the wrong reasons.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: March 2, 1942

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You Wrong Say Old Coach Trophies

I feel uncomfortable when I think about my father listening to my records, because I don't want to hurt him.

Father Listening Think Hurt Feel

We have broken the cycle of dependency. People have found out they're better off working.

Broken People Better Out Working

I don't do things that I'm not good at.

I'm not in denial about technology, but my mother used to say when I was a kid, 'Son, you're handless,' because I couldn't fix anything. My ambition is to be a Luddite.

Mother Technology Son Ambition You

I guess I was always in awe at the amount of energy that surrounds Washington, D.C. My experience in coming up before was that it was a very, very busy place.

Experience Energy Busy Place Awe Up

I really liked watching Thierry Henry and Zidane, especially Henry in his Arsenal days.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek

Watching Days His Henry Really

How are you gonna score if somebody doesn't drive in the runs?

Drive You Score Somebody How Gonna

Celebrity is a very tricky area to navigate.

Celebrity Navigate Tricky Very Area

The majority of people in Angola were not provided with any kind of schooling and were completely illiterate, very badly paid, and treated almost as slaves.

People Kind Paid Slaves Almost Very

I never knew anything other than wanting to be an entrepreneur. I tried my first business when I was 6 years old, and I started another business when I was 8. I don't think I knew anything besides that.

Business Think Entrepreneur Never

I'd experienced the '40s and '50s by looking at my grandparents' old clothes, books, and magazines.

Christian Lacroix

Looking Clothes Old Grandparents

I think reading is important for a variety of things. I mean, first of all, it's a way to get information and find out what's going on in the world. But also, it helps your imagination.

Imagination World Reading Think Find

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