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Roy Blount, Jr. Quotes

The more you try to pin a word down, the more you realize that it has its own cape, sword and little hat.

Roy Blount, Jr.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: October 4, 1941

Topics

Hat You Down Sword Try More

I'm always thinking about time. That's one of themes I return to in my work, the way the past bears on the present, the way that time is not linear, and how that expresses itself in people's everyday lives.

Work Time Past People Thinking Way

I'm a natural born fighter, so this is what I do, and it's normal. It's natural. It's what I've always done as a martial artist, and as a martial artist, it's what I always wanted to do - test myself and always fighting. It's what I'm meant to do.

Myself Fighting Artist Born Done

I'm one of the top 2 or 3 or 4 most conservative members in the House of Representatives when it comes to economics.

Economics House Conservative Top

I'm inspired by the example of Prime Minister Abe, who overcame many challenges after his first term as prime minister to successfully return to the highest office in Japan six years later, and is now hopefully leading Japan in an extremely promising direction.

Challenges Direction Now Office

I wear short shorts. After 10 years of strenuous ballet, it's the least my legs can do for me.

Solange Knowles

Me Short Legs Years Wear Shorts

Nobody will ever take Maurice's place, and he'll go on with us and he'll go on our music. He'll go on with us as the Bee Gees, and Maurice will always be with us.

Music Bee Place Nobody Go Will

My writing has been shaped by the three countries - Sri Lanka, the Philippines and England - I have lived in.

Romesh Gunesekera

Writing Three Lived Philippines Been

Parents are to be respected - it Is a commandment from God.

God Parents Respected Commandment

Today, the most important political instrument in the hands of the opposition is the presidential veto.

Today Political Hands Important Most

Sometimes I feel like women of the world who are single moms and are working in Walmart are the strongest women out there, and that's what's really exciting to me is being all these different types of women.

Women Me World Feel Sometimes Out

When a man is ill nothing is so important to him as his own illness.

Anthony Trollope

Man Important Nothing Him Own His

Memory always obeys the commands of the heart.

Antoine Rivarol

Heart Memory Always Commands

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