John Shelton Reed Quotes

I think there's a suspicion in the South of people putting on airs. You see it in most successful Southern politicians, but you also see it in someone like Richard Petty, who may be a multimillionaire stock car driver, but he's also beloved because he has a nice self-deprecatory way about him.

John Shelton Reed

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Author Biography

  • Author Profession: sociologist
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  • Birth: 1942

Topics

CarPeopleThinkSomeoneYouNice

It was go-along to get-along social. It was living in Los Angeles, being young and single, and flowing with the trendy liberal crowd.

Andrew Breitbart

Los AngelesYoungLivingSingle

I took a musician friend of mine to a Rolling Stone concert once, and all he did was cringe. I asked him what was wrong, and he said, 'Keith Richards' guitar is out of tune.' But 'Tumbling Dice' still sounded great to me.

Robert Hilburn

FriendGreatMeGuitarStoneWrong

I was raised by my father; I was daddy's girl.

Amber Heard

FatherGirlFather's DayI Was Raised

For me, being a starter doesn't matter. Of course, I'd like to be in at the end of the game, to be a big part of the team, and to play as many minutes as I can play. But starting and coming off the bench are two different challenges.

Sue Wicks

MeTeamChallengesGameEndPlay

You have to really understand that although certain memories or stories make you sad, you are not sad. Pull yourself out from that emotion and remember that.

Rupi Kaur

MemoriesSadYourselfRememberYou

I'm not afraid of the press or the Militia.

Mary Harris Jones

AfraidPressMilitia

I never feel comfortable! I'm always anxious. I'm always all over the board. That said, I like doing comedy because it's easy to tell when you're getting it right because people laugh, and you can hear it, and they're smiling, and you can see it.

Lucy Punch

PeopleLaughComedyDoingSmiling

If you were the first person ever to design an application for the iPhone and you patented it, you would be very, very better off than we are right now, you know? But you've got to be the first one to do it. So I figured that Led Zeppelin or the Stones were going to do it unless we just got on to it. So I got cracking with the guys from Apple.

Dhani Harrison

BetterDesignYouApplePersonKnow

If you make that decision, that you'll always follow that rule, then your commitment to do it sinks into your heart, and when you realize the benefits of having integrity time after time, it really changes your heart, not just your head.

Clayton M. Christensen

IntegrityHeartTimeDecisionYou

I collect vintage cars, so you always find them in my books.

Clive Cussler

VintageYouFindAlwaysBooksThem

I've never found therapy to be a sign of weakness; I've found the opposite to be true. The willingness to have a mirror held up to you definitely requires strength.

Brooke Shields

StrengthMirrorWeaknessYouBe True

When I'm not working on the ground, spending time with my husband and daughter puts me at ease.

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

DaughterTimeMeSpending TimeEase

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