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John Simon Quotes

Like springs, adaptations can only go downhill.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: critic
Nationality:
Birth: May 12, 1925

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Go Only Like Downhill Springs

I think the very simplest way to show Superman's power is to have him punch someone that's powerful.

Power Think Someone Powerful Way

I still have very close ties to Houston and the Astros because that was my first team.

Team First Houston Because Still

Selma helped make it possible for hundreds and thousands of people in the South to become registered voters and encouraged people all across America to become participants in a democratic process.

People Process America Possible Make

If you were to look back at me as a school kid you'd see a very quiet little church mouse kind of character.

Character School Me Church You Look

A society - any society - is defined as a set of mutual benefits and duties embodied most visibly in public institutions: public schools, public libraries, public transportation, public hospitals, public parks, public museums, public recreation, public universities, and so on.

Society Transportation Museums Most

There's many, many people who have been through a lot worse things than I went through. I lost my dad when I was 14 and to violence.

Robert Kennedy, Jr.

People Violence Lost Through Things

Everybody should be defended, and people should be willing to stand with them to let them know that an attack on them is an attack on me.

People Me Stand Know Attack Willing

Let's deal with each other honestly.

Robert Torricelli

Deal Other Each Honestly

I'm a traditional Jew with an orthodox background, and it informs much of my approach to science. Of course I think it's very important that if you have those sorts of backgrounds you don't impose them on other people as a clinician, of course.

Science People Think You Important

The Caribbean is an immense ocean that just happens to have a few islands in it. The people have an immense respect for it, awe of it.

Respect Ocean People Awe Caribbean

I have dreamed about coming to Israel for as long as I can remember.

Remember Long I Can Coming Israel

Your art is most alive and dangerous when you use it against yourself. That's why I pick at my scabs.

Art Yourself You Dangerous Alive

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