John Updike Quotes

I love my government not least for the extent to which it leaves me alone.

John Updike

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LoveAloneGovernmentMeLeast

I'm sour at times.

Jerry Lewis

SourTimes

There is no patriotic obligation to help advance the career of a politician who is otherwise pursuing interests that are fundamentally antithetical to your values. That's not the call of patriotism.

John Bolton

PatriotismHelpValuesCareerCall

My mom's a secret Rastafarian.

Jenna Bush

MomSecret

I accept a role only if it's something I really, really like.

Max von Sydow

AcceptSomethingRoleOnlyLike

I've always felt more at home in the UK than in France.

Jean Paul Gaultier

HomeMoreAlwaysFranceThanFelt

Women aren't sitting back after they win an election. They're leaning in!

Amy Klobuchar

WomenWinBackElectionSitting

Boston is the cream of the crop of the marathon world. It has such history that you feel such honor just being a part of it. All the other races have pacers to get you to a Boston qualifying time.

Summer Sanders

HistoryTimeWorldHonorFeelYou

If you write something down on paper, it becomes an actual goal. Before you write it down, it's a thought, a dream that may or may not get done.

Summer Sanders

ThoughtYouDreamGoalDownDone

If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat.

Simone de Beauvoir

LiveVictoryEnoughLongYouDefeat

In truth, the 'populist anger' fueling Trump's coalition is fundamentally different from Sanders' 'progressive populism.' The superficial similarities between the two end when they talk about solutions.

Tom Tancredo

TruthAngerEndTalkSimilarities

We need a self because the complexity of the chemical processes that make up our individual humanities exceeds the processing power of our brains.

Mohsin Hamid

PowerSelfNeedUpIndividual

My dad had been born in Mexico and his family had to leave during the Mexican revolution.

Mitt Romney

FamilyRevolutionBornMexicoLeave

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