Robert M. Parker, Jr. Quotes

In the wine world, crusaders would have wine consumers believe that the only wines of merit are something completely indefinable but which they call 'authentic' or 'natural.'

Robert M. Parker, Jr.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 23, 1947

Topics

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The Reformation did not directly touch the question of the true character of God's church.

John Nelson Darby

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What we need to do is always lean into the future; when the world changes around you and when it changes against you - what used to be a tail wind is now a head wind - you have to lean into that and figure out what to do because complaining isn't a strategy.

Jeff Bezos

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Ever since I was a kid, I've always thought it very important to be happy inside. There's a lot of bad things happening in the world, but it's important to try to stay happy and appreciate what you've got, and don't look externally for the happiness.

Ana Ivanovic

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The Bible, for all its riches, is not a document of social history.

Simon Schama

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Films go into vaults, art into museums, and music into halls of fame. Most fashion is worn for a few seasons and off-loaded into the recycling bin or, worse, some landfill.

Robin Givhan

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I'm surprised that we're around still. A lot of the bands that we came out with are not around.

Mike McCready

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Very good records exist about the Trail of Tears. Journals and other records kept by Cherokees and non-Indians tell such things as which people were where on which day.

Joseph Bruchac

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It didn't matter that Charlie Chaplin may not have been a great director or a great anything else. He made great movies.

Jon Landau

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I'm very short, so I just have to watch my weight because I have a big appetite.

Dolly Parton

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It's funny, one of my most solid carpet moments happened in the very beginning, before I started thinking that I needed all these other people to do my hair and makeup, and pick out my clothes. I wore a cheetah sweater and a red hat, and it's one of my favorite looks, even still.

Dawn Olivieri

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You can't win if you're chasing the wrong problem.

Paul Wolfowitz

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My first car was a Buick Skyhawk from, like, '78, I think. I ran that thing into the gutter. It was shaped like an egg; it was cool.

Scott Adsit

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