Sid Fleischman Quotes

I am astonished, when I pause to think about it, to discover myself to be an author of humorous novels for children. Or an author at all. I had a childhood much like everyone else's. What went wrong?

Sid Fleischman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 16, 1920 - March 17, 2010

Topics

ChildrenMyselfChildhoodI AmThink

I was 48-years old before anybody talked me into it for medicinal purposes, instead of some of these drugs that they give you that will lead you to heart surgery and things of that nature.

Merle Haggard

NatureHeartMeYouWillOld

I'm an entertainer. I don't go round saying I'm a paragon of virtue, so that is clearly not in the public interest.

Steve Coogan

SayingGoVirtueClearlyInterest

I never, ever want to be in a position where people are sitting round a table, saying, 'We've got this book. I don't really get it, but we paid for it, so we've got to sell it.' I'm not Tony Parsons; that's not right for me.

Michel Faber

PeopleMeBookSayingTableSitting

I will never work in a cubicle.

Lucky Blue Smith

WorkWillNever

Denzel is the type of director that its more about working with him than working for him. He wants you to be thinking about everything.

Jovan Adepo

ThinkingYouMoreDirectorHimHe

I break down the tape like I'm a quality-control coach, just like I was with the Packers in 1992. I break it down by hand, every play.

Jon Gruden

DownPlayHandCoachBreakJust

A man is entitled to a few secrets.

Jonathan Coleman

ManSecretsEntitledFew

If Congress does its job in this regard, the residents of Puerto Rico will be empowered to act in their own self-interest and express their future political status aspirations accordingly.

Dick Thornburgh

FutureJobPoliticalPuerto RicoOwn

It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

Democritus

GreedTalkingWantListen

But to me, the most important page in my daughter's book is the last one - because it's blank. It says 'Your Hero's Photo Here,' and 'Your Hero's Story Here.'

Brad Meltzer

DaughterHeroMeBookStoryPage

When I became CEO of Xerox 10 years ago, the company's situation was dire. Debt was mounting, the stock sinking and bankers were calling. People urged me to declare bankruptcy, but I felt personally responsible for tens of thousands of employees.

Anne M. Mulcahy

PeopleMeEmployeesSituationDebt

Hyperloop One wants to make the world one, wants to make the world smaller.

Shervin Pishevar

WorldMakeWantsSmaller

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