Max Eastman Quotes

A joke is not a thing but a process, a trick you play on the listener's mind. You start him off toward a plausible goal, and then by a sudden twist you land him nowhere at all or just where he didn't expect to go.

Max Eastman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 4, 1883 - March 25, 1969

Topics

MindStartProcessYouGoalPlay

When in doubt, throw it out.

Jeremy Jackson

DoubtWhen In DoubtOutThrow

Nirvana was a band that led you somewhere, as opposed to all the grunge bands that began and ended with themselves.

Jens Lekman

YouBandNirvanaSomewhereGrunge

People think I'm clever, which is hilarious. I'm like, 'When did this happen? People used to think I couldn't string a sentence together.'

Maxine Peake

TogetherPeopleThinkCleverHappen

My job is to hire the best and brightest employees and empower them to do their best work. As a manager, I am not a mind reader nor an expert at every job function. Therefore, it is incumbent on all hires to feel empowered to tell me what resources they need to do their job.

Jay Samit

WorkBestJobI AmMindMe

Peter has the biggest mouth, so it goes to be a mouth contest.

Josh Silver

MouthContestGoesPeterBiggest

It takes such a commitment of passion and energy and time, and it's all so encompassing to direct that you've got to see the bullseye, and you know you can hit it - or at least get awfully close.

Jonathan Mostow

PassionTimeCommitmentEnergyYou

I already had top 10 records before 'Sunshine Superman,' with 'Catch the Wind' and 'Colors,' but this was a real breakthrough for me. It was a consciousness change for songwriting, as people are now saying I initiated the psychedelic revolution with this album, 'Sunshine Superman.'

Donovan

ChangeSunshinePeopleWindColors

Japanese people cut their energy use by 25 percent immediately after Fukushima. They showed there was huge opportunity there. And instead, the government simply wants to get those plants up and running again.

David Suzuki

OpportunityGovernmentPeoplePlants

I am one of the new characters in the brand new series of 'Postman Pat.' It has been a joy to do.

Archie Panjabi

I AmJoyBrandNewBeenPat

Whenever a president nominates somebody to a high-profile post, there is always the risk that some skeleton, real or imagined, will emerge from the nominee's closet and doom the whole enterprise.

Timothy Noah

WillRiskPresidentRealAlways

We want to build a flagship refugee home. And I'm going to establish a charity for traumatized children.

Til Schweiger

HomeChildrenCharityWantBuild

Everything is a battle with this band.

Kenny Hickey

BattleBandEverything

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