Michael Korda Quotes

I always thought of myself as a kind of literary bureaucrat. And that was never going to be enough for me.

Michael Korda

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MyselfMeThoughtEnoughKindNever

I worked for a big department store, and strangely, on my first day, they put me in charge of Christmas wrapping. I didn't know how to wrap a present and make it not look like it fell off a truck.

Joel Edgerton

DayMeTruckPresentLookKnow

Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself, 'What makes me come alive?' Because what the world - a wife, a child - needs is men who have come alive.

John Eldredge

MenWifeYourselfChildMeWorld

What is worst about America was acted out. What is best in America doesn't export.

Robert Stone

BestAmericaWorstOutExportAbout

When I defend our right to hunt and fish on public lands, rivers and streams. Or work for better schools. And more good paying jobs that can support a family. Those aren't political issues to me. They're personal.

Steve Bullock

WorkFamilyGoodSupportMeBetter

It's my own personal hang-up, but I find adults who are picky eaters to be the worst. I don't mean food allergies or preferences: I mean picky eaters. We all know one, and they're impossible to go to lunch with or invite over for a dinner party.

Rumaan Alam

FoodLunchDinnerImpossibleFind

As a black man, so often you grow up suppressing your emotions and sensitivity.

Russell Hornsby

ManBlackGrowYouEmotionsGrow Up

You either have fans who stick with you, or they don't. It comes down to making music that people connect with and great fans.

Martina McBride

MusicGreatPeopleYouDownFans

For as Jews, the problem happens to be more urgent and vital than for others; because the destruction of religion on America will involve the destruction also of the religious training of freedom; and with that our civil liberties.

Louis Finkelstein

FreedomReligionTrainingProblem

High heels are pleasure with pain.

Christian Louboutin

PainHigh HeelsHeelsPleasureHigh

At home, I'm not a rock star. I wear dad-appropriate attire. I drive a truck. And we go out to the mountains to light fires and have barbecues. Even then, The Killers are usually in the back of my mind.

Brandon Flowers

HomeLightMountainsMindTruckGo

If it wasn't for my sport and my father, I'd probably be a fallen statistic. I'd be dead; I'd be in jail. Luckily, I had a great dad in my life.

Apolo Ohno

LifeFatherGreatMy LifeJailDead

Quality has to be caused, not controlled.

Phil Crosby

QualityControlledCaused

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