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Joseph Barbera Quotes

I learned long ago to accept the fact that not everything I create will see the light of day.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: cartoonist
Nationality: american
Birth: March 24, 1911 - December 18, 2006

Topics

Light Day Long Create Accept Will

One thing that you hope for when you want to be a musician is that you have that recognizable sound.

Hope You Want Sound One Thing Thing

I don't want to be too power-hungry.

Back in my pulp-mag days, I worked from about 8:30 to noon, took an hour off for lunch, and worked again from one to three, for a work day of five and a half hours or so. I wrote 20 to 30 pages of copy in that time, doing it all first draft, so that I was able to produce a short story of 5,000-7,500 words in a single day.

Robert Silverberg

Work Time Day Words Lunch Story

I don't put a lot of description in the books because I write books the way I like to read them, and that is I like to build images and be a creative reader, and so I write that way.

Michael Connelly

Creative Build Way Write Because

There is very little hope that the United States or anyone else can do much to stabilize Iraq, Libya, Syria or Egypt. Stabilizing Iran, and bringing it back into the family of nations, is much more possible. That would be a 'win' for both sides.

Family Hope Win Back Egypt Possible

I touched an Oscar once. Friend of mine has one, for writing. As soon as I touched it, he said, Now you'll never win one.

Friend Writing Win You Said Never

There is no reason that billionaires should crowd us out from our democracy.

Martin O'Malley

Democracy Reason Out Us Crowd Our

One thing I don't personally like is not having that privacy I used to have. Being able to do whatever I wanted to do without people recognizing me. That makes me watch what I'm doing more carefully. I'm not going to be acting no fool.

Fool People Me Doing Acting Privacy

Ask anyone on Social Security if their check comes on time every month. Like clockwork. And it comes through the so-called dilapidated U.S. mail. My dad's check literally will come on the same day every month. The government has been quite good and efficient at creating a number of systems.

Good Time Day Government Security

One of my best friends while shooting 'Roots' was Vic Morrow, the guy that whips Kunta.

Louis Gossett, Jr.

Best Roots Friends Shooting Guy

I liked Truman very much. He was precise and businesslike. After a while, it was his turn.

Lord Mountbatten

Turn He Much His Precise Very

I shed many a tear when the steam engines went out of style on the railroads. I'd like to seem them come back, but I realize the diesels are more efficient.

Style Back More Realize Out Seem

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