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John Irving Quotes

The principal event of my childhood was that no adult in my family would tell me who my father was.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Family Father Childhood Me Principal

I only hope that He will let me preach to those who have never heard that name Jesus. What else is worthwhile in this life? I have heard of nothing better. 'Lord, send me!'

Life Hope Me Name Better Nothing

Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.

Change Vision Time Change The World

Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath ends, will have an end; whereas that which is founded on true virtue, will always continue.

Love Grace End Goodness True Virtue

The best customer service is if the customer doesn't need to call you, doesn't need to talk to you. It just works.

Service Best Customer You Talk Need

Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing something else.

Life Simple Doing You Copy Others

Libertarians recognize the difference between adults and children, as well as differences between normal adults and adults who are insane or mentally hindered or retarded.

Children Differences Difference Well

For me, the battle is finding the balance between wanting to spend time with my boys and then having enough perspective to still be the disciplinarian and, like, not be in the best friend business.

Friend Business Time Best Balance

It was very interesting, and we went to Germany and we toured Germany like we were a German band in 1985.

Interesting Band Germany Like Very

One of the downsides of working in antiquity is that you don't have many female voices, but you certainly have a lot of male terror about the potential of women's power. It shows you very clearly that the most oppressive cultures tend to be afraid of those whom they oppress.

Women Power Potential You Cultures

Please don't call me arrogant, but I'm European champion and I think I'm a special one.

Me Champion Think Special Arrogant

I can talk to anybody but when it comes to somebody that I like, then I turn into like this five-year-old kindergartener in a sandbox.

Jonathan Bennett

I Can Talk Turn Somebody Like Then

I think there is a general unrest or curiosity about what a human future is going to be like, and whether the way we're living is even sustainable.

Future Curiosity Think Living Way

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