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John Searle Quotes

Where questions of style and exposition are concerned I try to follow a simple maxim: if you can't say it clearly you don't understand it yourself.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: philosopher
Nationality: american
Birth: December 1, 1932

Topics

Style Simple Yourself Questions You

I care about narrative structure; I care about how stories unfold.

Care Structure Narrative Stories How

Sometimes, I wonder where we older women fit into the social scheme of things once nest-building has lost its charm.

Women Wonder Lost Sometimes Charm

I don't think God cares if I wear nail polish or not. I don't think that's a deal breaker for him.

God Think Him Wear Nail Polish Deal

It takes a tremendous amount of skill to be a football player. And some of these guys have enough skills to do other sports. Soccer could be one. Basketball could be another. Things where you need incredible hand-eye coordination are always options. I think a football player would be able to adapt to a lot of sports.

Sports Football Basketball Think You

Time is my enemy. Time will catch up with me vocally. And I dread that. I dread to think about life without singing.

Life Time Me Singing Think Enemy

He will hew to the line of right, let the chips fly where they may.

Roscoe Conkling

Fly Will Right Line Where May

Strikers are egotists, selfish. We have to be.

You should never view your challenges as a disadvantage. Instead, it's important for you to understand that your experience facing and overcoming adversity is actually one of your biggest advantages.

Adversity Experience Challenges View

It's always great to perform at home in the good ol' U.S.A.

Good Home Great Always Perform

A songwriter should have friends who are similarly interested; should move about in the milieu of work he has chosen for himself.

Work Friends Move Chosen Interested

I got along better with the guys than with the girls. Only two girls came up to talk to me. Later I found out they were telling their boyfriends, 'If you talk to her, I'll kill you.' It's always rough with that high school thing.

Christina Aguilera

School Me High School Better You Up

We almost always have choices, and the better the choice, the more we will be in control of our lives.

William Glasser

Control Choices Better Choice Will

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