Robert Benchley Quotes

The freelance writer is a man who is paid per piece or per word or perhaps.

Robert Benchley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: comedian
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945

Topics

ManPaidWhoWriterPieceWord

I hated to miss games... at the height of my career, I missed a lot of games due to... just a hamstring pull. And I hated sitting out. I just hated it. You play for your team, but you also play for the people who attend the games.

Jerry West

PeopleTeamYouCareerPlaySitting

Further, science is a collaborative effort.

John Bardeen

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The enemy is not me. The enemy is Barack Obama.

Robert Pittenger

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You did not disturb Hemingway before noon on Monday through Friday - he was in his office, writing the books that made the lifestyle possible.

Michael Gerber

MondayWritingFridayYouPossible

I still write more songs about girls than anything else.

Steve Earle

MoreWriteAnythingStillSongs

Spirituality is an anchor for me and guides me through life.

Amanda de Cadenet

LifeMeAnchorThroughSpirituality

Far from idleness being the root of all evil, it is rather the only true good.

Soren Kierkegaard

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The mere fact of my novel being filmed means very little to me. For a long while after 'The Crimson Petal's publication in 2002, it looked as though Hollywood was going to adapt it.

Michel Faber

MeLongAdaptHollywoodLittleFact

The cancer that demands our urgent attention is corruption and poverty.

Miriam Defensor-Santiago

CorruptionPovertyAttentionCancer

I used to be a video game freak, but I've kind of like eased back.

Ludacris

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When you get to a certain point in your career, it's easy to just phone it in, to get complacent. If you're not careful, you can stop challenging yourself.

Jay DeMarcus

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I went to school for special education. I always assumed when I had the opportunity I would love to try and help kids with disabilities.

Clay Aiken

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