John Sladek Quotes

The problem and privilege we all have is being alive in this century and able to read this language. It makes any list meaningless except the list of an illiterate.

John Sladek

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 15, 1937 - March 10, 2000

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I would love to do a western. I would love to play an explorer. That is always something that has really captured my imagination since I was a kid, like James Cook or Magellan or Earnest Shackleton.

John C. Reilly

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I find the parallels between how some investors refuse to recognise the trends and our reaction to some of our environmental challenges very powerful. There is an unwillingness to process unpleasant data.

Jeremy Grantham

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I'll probably at some point get involved in Instagram and things like that because I feel it's reality, and it's the way people communicate.

Jennifer Connelly

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To be honest, I don't think there's any other show like 'Doctor Who' at all.

Jenna-Louise Coleman

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I used the principles of Kickstarter to make 'She's Gotta Have It.' We filmed that in 1985 to 1986. The final cost was $175,000. I didn't have that money. It was friends, grants, donations. We saved our bottles for the nickel deposit.

Spike Lee

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In many ways, it is very real, because I sat there for 9 days, and it was constantly happening, and that was the 9 days of making the film. But you can't say that it's 100% true, because there are places where I've been intrusive and interfered.

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

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He was a fiddler, and consequently a rogue.

Jonathan Swift

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I've written for the last 15 years on TV shows, but now I'm doing the new Charlie Sheen program, 'Anger Management.'

Brian Posehn

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People don't realize how amazing elephants are.

Prince Harry

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Yes, black is slimming, but it's not always youthful. The right tone of red, however, is flattering on all women.

Twiggy

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Swimming keeps me fit and flexible, and it helps that I have a large pool at my house in Beverly Hills.

Nobu Matsuhisa

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The big thing is to make a winning effort. I'm not obsessed with wins.

Morgan Wootten

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