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Jules Verne Quotes

Far better to be the simplest pedestrian, with knapsack on back, stick in hand, and gun on shoulder, than an Indian prince travelling with all the ceremonial which his rank requires.

Jules Verne

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: french
Birth: February 8, 1828 - March 24, 1905

Topics

Gun Better Back Hand Shoulder Stick

As a young girl, I definitely struggled with knowing what to do with my hair. I was just in a neighborhood that had mostly white people, and the hair norm was long and sleek and straight. My hair naturally was curly, and I didn't have that many references.

Jillian Hervey

Girl People Hair Long White Young

I have never been a critic of science fiction as a whole.

Robert Sheckley

Science Never Science Fiction Fiction

I endorse a lot of people - sometimes people say I endorse too many books. And my response has always been the same: If I can get one case study that can give me one good idea that I can implement for $25, or for these days one-third of that on Kindle, I've gotten a very good deal.

Tom Peters

Good People Me I Can Sometimes Say

You know the quickest way to get comedians to hate you? Do Letterman at age 24.

Mike Birbiglia

Age Hate You Know Way Comedians

After I left 'Laverne & Shirley,' I got a ton of offers to play the goofy guy next door, and there were a couple of series that I was offered that turned out to be successful series, but it was too close to what I'd done on my series, and I was really glad I didn't take it.

Michael McKean

Door Play Done Out Goofy Successful

The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.

Don Marquis

Progress Race Human Obstacle Chief

I think you can't really beat Bob Marley, especially the stuff he was doing with Lee Perry. Just that kind of clubby and dark and crazy stuff, even with the Wailers... Some of the songwriting was phenomenal.

Diplo

Crazy Think Doing You Dark Kind

I myself identify as a recovering Blockhead. You'd be surprised how many twenty- and thirty-something hipster chicks have the NKOTB skeleton in their closet, albeit artfully concealed by stacks of Ksubi skinny jeans and ironic Judas Priest T-shirts.

Diablo Cody

Myself You Jeans Skinny Priest

I was born in Brooklyn, but I never lived there.

Alice McDermott

Brooklyn Born Never Lived I Was Born

I was certainly a kid who believed he could make a difference in the world. I was, as a young person, cooking up plans. My hero is Billie Jean King, and the thing that I find so impressive about Billie Jean is that she took something as banal as playing tennis and used it to change the world. She really did.

Peter Paige

Change Hero Cooking Change The World

I have a really, really hard time sitting down and watching a TV show, except I'm apparently willing to watch the same episode of 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia,' like, seven times.

Shane Carruth

Time Down Philadelphia Sitting Sunny

It's Toby Jones playing Alfred Hitchcock, not Alfred Hitchcock. We all felt that his silhouette was crucial, so his nose and lips were crucial as well. We had to build it out a bit to get the silhouette. But, with my nose being so small within the proportion of my face, the first nose was too big. I felt like a nose on parade.

Toby Jones

Small Face Lips Build Silhouette