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Logan Pearsall Smith Quotes

The notion of making money by popular work, and then retiring to do good work, is the most familiar of all the devil's traps for artists.

Logan Pearsall Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: October 18, 1865 - March 2, 1946

Topics

Work Good Money Good Work Devil

'West To A Land Of Plenty' shows a family heading west, first on board a train, and then going into areas as yet untamed by rail by way of an ox-drawn wagon.

Family Train Way Land First Going

I just think TV is becoming more and more interesting in a way. Films are more and more derivative, you know, whether it's 'Transformers 2' or 'Shrek 5', or it's yet another iteration of another kind of clone of something else. It's a bit depressing in a way.

Joe Abercrombie

Think Interesting You Know Kind Way

Jazz music is to be played sweet, soft, plenty rhythm.

Jelly Roll Morton

Music Sweet Jazz Rhythm Soft Played

I have a couple freeloader friends, but it's okay. I know they're gonna come in with their arms flying in the air empty-handed.

Flying Friends Know Okay Air Arms

It's really nice when the studio is behind what you're doing, because that's often not the case.

I Am Me Things Well Just Worse

If I've written five pages by hand, out of those five pages, one page might be worth saving. The rest is crap. I have to throw it away. It's like I need eight hours to do two hours' work.

Work Rest Worth Page Hand Need

We shouldn't just consider the desire of government to do what it wants to do. We should always consider the resistance of people. The culture of Iranian people doesn't let the government drag people into deep trouble or backlash. Maybe government wants it, but the culture doesn't let it go on.

Culture Government People Deep Go

I think the Egyptian people need to restore confidence that Americans, the U.S., means what they say when they talk about democracy, rule of law.

Mohamed ElBaradei

Confidence People Law Democracy Say

I fully support the goal of species protection and conservation and believe that recovery and ultimately delisting of species should be the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's top priority under ESA.

Service Support Believe Fish Goal

For women, detailed conversation is our lifeblood, while for men it's just not as critical.

Women Men Conversation Just Critical

I think there are certain folks in Missouri that don't trust government. And they haven't trusted government for a long time.

Claire McCaskill

Time Trust Government Think Long

There are many applications for which film is going to be better, for a very long time.

Time Better Long Long Time Going

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