John Updike Quotes

Tiger Woods did not always win majors with ease; after his narrow victory in the 1999 PGA, he slumped and sighed as if he'd been carrying rocks uphill all afternoon.

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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WinVictoryWoodsTigerRocksBeen

If you cannot be on the project each day to check on things, then you should not try and be your own contractor.

Robert Metcalfe

DayYouTryProjectCheckOwn

I think driving in New York is a great experience. A lot more racing techniques go into it than anyplace else I've ever driven. There basically are no lanes.

Jeff Gordon

GreatExperienceNew YorkThinkNew

I'd have to say I've become more aware of my communal responsibility.

Jeff Koons

ResponsibilitySayBecomeMoreAware

If I were to continue on with 'The Host,' which is a possibility, there are characters and stories that could continue... If I went ahead with that, it would be two more... Next would be 'The Soul,' and then 'The Seeker.'

Stephenie Meyer

SoulAheadMoreTwoNextWould

We need to defend against weaknesses within and enemies without, using the tools of civil society and hard power. We don't have to pick one over the other.

Stanley A. McChrystal

PowerSocietyToolsNeedHardOver

I've got power. I don't throw hard every time. I just throw shots.

Stipe Miocic

PowerTimeHardShotsJustThrow

Even the most wretched individual of our present society could not exist and develop without the cumulative social efforts of countless generations.

Mikhail Bakunin

SocietyPresentWithoutIndividual

That one was stunt heavy. 'Monster Trucks' was a lot of stunts. I got to do some insane stunts they should've never let me do.

Lucas Till

MeNeverMonsterStuntHeavyInsane

My parents taught me to never give up and to always believe that my future could be whatever I dreamt it to be.

Susana Martinez

Never Give UpFutureParentsMeUp

Unless we make computer science a priority, we risk making gender, class, and racial disparities worse as jobs flow to those with a computer science background.

Susan Wojcicki

ScienceGenderFlowClassRisk

I think you basically have to abandon the dreams of having any other adult activities in your life. You have to go to sleep whenever your child goes to sleep.

Tina Fey

LifeDreamsSleepChildThinkYou

All my work, really, is based on my brothers and sisters. I had so many adventures with them and a big part of the work is to recreate those. It's easy for me to be around a lot of people, because I can retreat. I can watch everything.

Ryan McGinley

WorkPeopleMeEasyI CanBig

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