John Updike Quotes

Celebrity is a mask that eats into the face.

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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Everyone can have a rough day at the office, as they say. I've had those myself many times when the bell rings.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

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When I'm practicing, I think I'm pretty focused, and I spend a lot of energy on making sure I get better, but once I'm outside the rink, I think, like anyone else, I like to enjoy everything that everyone else does.

Sidney Crosby

EnergyThinkBetterEnjoyFocused

Of all the tough decisions in life, choosing between the job you need and the family you love should not be one of them.

Tom Perez

LifeFamilyLoveJobToughYou

I have to admit I've never had a Fruit Loop.

Ruth Reichl

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The accordion came from just having a desire to play music. Somehow, I have slowly taught myself.

Mary Steenburgen

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I find the fans really interesting and nice, and I'll go over and say hello.

Michael Socha

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I grew up in the hills and studied in college in Himachal Pradesh.

Mohit Chauhan

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Patience with family members and others who are close to us is vital for us to have happy homes.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

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I think subconsciously people are remarkably discerning. I think that they can sense care.

Jonathan Ive

PeopleThinkCareSenseI Think

I took to saying, 'Look, tell you what: Pick it up; open it anywhere. Read three pages. If you can put it down again, I'll pay you a dollar. So I never lost any money on that bet, but I sold a lot of books.

Diana Gabaldon

MoneySayingYouLookDownThree

A grown man, weeping, is a tough thing to see.

Dick Cavett

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You can make jeans and a t-shirt super stylish. It's what you make of it, you know?

Phillip Lim

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