John Updike Quotes

A leader is one who, out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so foolish, hence the erratic quality of leadership in the world.

John Updike

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 18, 1932 - January 27, 2009

Topics

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He whose head is in heaven need not fear to put his feet into the grave.

Matthew Henry

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Words are really beautiful, but they're limited. Words are very male, very structured. But the voice is the netherworld, the darkness, where there's nothing to hang onto. The voice comes from a part of you that just knows and expresses and is.

Jeff Buckley

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I was one of two Jewish kids in my school. We were probably one of two Jewish families in our town.

Michael Lynton

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One of the pleasures of being a Jew, I don't have to tell you, it allows you anti-Semitism.

Joseph Epstein

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I don't have role models or watch much TV. I go to awards ceremonies but often I don't even know who the people are. I think that's good, because then you don't have preconceived ideas about them.

Christopher Parker

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I guess all of us have a little bit of both masculinity and femininity, and bridging the gap between those two things is really fertile.

Arca

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Medicine's good for some people. Not for me.

Shaun Alexander

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Replacing traditional sources of energy completely with renewable energy is going to be a challenging task. However, by adding renewable energy to the grid and gradually increasing its contribution, we can realistically expect a future that is powered completely by green energy.

Tulsi Tanti

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I do piano, violin, guitar, basketball, gymnastics, ballet.

Selah Louise Marley

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As a kid, my pops did music, too. He was in a group called Lakeside back in the day.

Ty Dolla Sign

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I'm not an anarchist any more. I still love the Sex Pistols, but I don't want to be a punk rocker all the time, but I do want to carry on exploring new forms of acting.

Nicolas Cage

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There is a large stock on hand; but somehow or other, nobody's experience ever suits us but our own.

Letitia Elizabeth Landon

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