John Updike Quotes

My last vivid boyhood fright from books came when I was 15; I was visiting my uncle and aunt in Greenwich, and, emboldened by my success with 'The Waste Land,' I opened their copy of 'Ulysses.' The whiff of death off those remorseless, closely written pages overpowered me. So: back to soluble mysteries, and jokes that were not cosmic.

John Updike

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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We truly believe with hard work, dedication and perseverance, we can become the best at what we do. No one wants to become mediocre.

Andy Biersack

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It goes without saying that before its culture and literature can continue to evolve, Latvia first must endure the political comedy of creating a stable, functioning and unthreatened democracy.

Amity Gaige

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What I learned with Cecil Taylor was strategy and survival and how to resist temptations and resist getting discouraged.

Steve Lacy

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I'm a gentleman.

Rod Stewart

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The death penalty is ineffective as a deterrent, and the appeals process is expensive and cruel to the surviving family members.

Martin O'Malley

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If you don't stand for something, how can anyone respect what you do?

Miranda Lambert

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For me, the most important and distinguishing property of new media is interactivity. But how many people can actually create interactive games, animations, or simulations? Not very many. So, in my mind, very few people are truly literate with new media.

Mitchel Resnick

PeopleMindMeMediaCreateNew

I do think coaches need to get away from the game more, though. It's good for them.

Lou Holtz

GoodGameThinkMoreNeedGet

Healthy disagreement, debate, leading to compromise has always been the American way.

Donald L. Carcieri

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Generosity has built America. When we fail to invest in children, we have to pay the cost.

Bob Keeshan

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It doesn't matter if you're famous or infamous. All that matters is you're a celebrity.

Willie Geist

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When suffering happens, it forces us to confront life in a different way than we normally do.

Philip Yancey

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