John Updike Quotes

Truth should not be forced; it should simply manifest itself, like a woman who has in her privacy reflected and coolly decided to bestow herself upon a certain man.

John Updike

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

TruthWomanManManifestPrivacy

The James Webb Space Telescope was specifically designed to see the first stars and galaxies that were formed in the universe. So we're gonna see the snapshot of when stars started. When galaxies started. The very first moments of the universe. And my bet? There's gonna be some big surprises.

John M. Grunsfeld

StarsSpaceUniverseMomentsSee

For most of the countries I visit, getting affordable energy in the hands of the people is a preoccupation.

John S. Watson

PeopleEnergyHandsMostVisit

I am very uncomfortable being romantic. I can be funny; I can be all over the place. I can be anything but romantic.

Amruta Khanvilkar

FunnyRomanticI AmUncomfortable

I don't know - personally, I don't watch many films where the violence itself is the main entertainment, because I find them boring.

Stellan Skarsgard

ViolenceFindKnowBoringWatch

Imagery is like music.

Steven Bochco

MusicImageryLike

I hate being called poet/dramatist/translator/director. 'Poet' covers it all for me.

Tony Harrison

HateMePoetBeingCovers

Forgiveness is indifference. Forgiveness is impossible while love lasts.

Mary Boykin Chesnut

LoveForgivenessImpossibleLasts

A problem was the lack of cooperation of the Afghan community itself. The women, though living in Iran, were under cover and not willing to participate in the film, and none of the ethnic groups were willing to work together or be together.

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

WorkWomenCommunityTogetherLiving

That's one of the great things about being an actor. You get to learn all these things normal people don't get to learn.

Jason Momoa

GreatPeopleLearnYouGreat Things

I don't know if I could date a single dad. It would depend on the guy.

Chelsea Kane

KnowSingleDependGuyIf I Could

It would be thrilling, obviously, to be able to have a woman and an openly LGBT person as the mayor of New York City.

Christine Quinn

WomanNew YorkCityPersonNewAble

Unfortunately, Republicans repeatedly waste taxpayer time and money, and even shut down the government, in efforts to repeal ACA. We simply cannot afford this kind of dysfunction.

Brad Schneider

TimeMoneyGovernmentDownKind

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by John Updike