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John Updike Quotes

American art in general... takes to surreal exaggerations and metaphors; but its Puritan work ethic has little use for the playful self-indulgence behind Parisian Surrealism.

John Updike

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Work Art Work Ethic American Playful

Growing up, I never felt like the pretty girl.

Jessie Mueller

Girl Growing Up Growing Never Up

What by a straight path cannot be reached by crooked ways is never won.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Path Never Crooked Cannot Straight

I felt so contained at home. I always really felt like I couldn't be myself at home, so I was always quiet. I remember I used to sit in my room and listen to Bone Thugs and close the door.

Jermaine Fowler

Home Myself Door Remember Quiet Sit

I'm a natural technophobe, but I can see the importance of the digital role, and you have to celebrate it - our site is obviously an incredibly important part of our business now.

Matthew Williamson

Business Celebrate You I Can Now

Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.

John Selden

Man Opinion Thought Own Idolatry

Boldness doesn't mean rude, obnoxious, loud, or disrespectful. Being bold is being firm, sure, confident, fearless, daring, strong, resilient, and not easily intimidated. It means you're willing to go where you've never been, willing to try what you've never tried, and willing to trust what you've never trusted. Boldness is quiet, not noisy.

Mike Yaconelli

Trust Fearless Strong Confident You

I've learned some quick tricks about how to fix my hair so I can dash somewhere unexpected and still be O.K. when someone stops me to take a picture.

Mikaela Shiffrin

Me Hair Picture Someone Unexpected

I conceived in art college at the age of 20, near the end of term.

Joni Mitchell

Age Art College End Near Conceived

After all these years in the business, I really feel that actors are used. People treat actors worse than they treat children. It's always, 'Do me a favor,' it's always, 'Help me out,' it's always, 'You carry the load,' and then they don't want to admit what you've done.

Diane Ladd

Business Children People Me Treat

The problem with the literary hothouse of New York City is that people spend so much time looking in the mirror. They go to parties with people who are just like them, and they write novels about people who are just like them. It's limiting.

Anne Fadiman

Time Mirror New York People City Go

Never stop learning; knowledge doubles every fourteen months.

Anthony J. D'Angelo

Learning Knowledge Stop Never Months

A good jean that fits someone's butt right is just amazing. It's just classic.

Petra Collins

Good Amazing Someone Butt Classic