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Joseph B. Wirthlin Quotes

When some people have a difficult job to do, they give up everything else until that job is finished. Others just give up.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: businessman
Nationality: american
Birth: June 11, 1917 - December 1, 2008

Topics

Job People Some People Difficult Up

There was never anything I wanted to do more than play tennis. Never once walked out there and thought, 'I wish I was doing something else.' Not once.

Thought Wish Doing Play More Never

Now we have a problem in making our power credible, and Vietnam is the place.

John F. Kennedy

Power Problem Place Now Vietnam Our

Grief is a bad moon, a sleeper wave. It's like having an inner combatant, a saboteur who, at the slightest change in the sunlight, or at the first notes of a jingle for a dog food commercial, will flick the memory switch, bringing tears to your eyes.

Meghan O'Rourke

Dog Change Eyes Food Grief Memory

Bent Literary Agency had a Q&A on Twitter, and I took a chance and asked if the Black Lives Matter movement was an appropriate topic for a YA novel. Brooks Sherman, who is now my agent, responded that he didn't think any topics were inappropriate for YA. I remember being so terrified even just sending the tweet.

Chance Black Think Remember Matter

Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught.

Sports Football School Philosophy

I'm very proud that our country still produces people like my son, who choose the path less traveled; that knowingly step up to serve, even though our country is tearing itself apart with things like political machinations.

Son Path Step People Proud Choose

Switzerland still has a huge share of the watch market, all advertised at the airport on illuminated hoardings. Gosh, they are ugly.

Ugly Airport Switzerland Share Watch

In 'Cavalry,' I had one scene where I was playing a pretty awful character.

Domhnall Gleeson

Character Pretty Playing Where Awful

I wouldn't mind paying taxes - if I knew they were going to a friendly country.

Mind Country Taxes Friendly Going

One common desire that every human being has is to love and be loved. At the end of our lives, it's how we measure our lives.

Love End Loved Measure Desire Human

The most important film I made, in terms of its subject and the great responsibility I had as an actor, was a film I did about the founder of Pakistan called 'Jinnah.'

Christopher Lee

Great Responsibility Important Actor

I have to take care of myself because if you get sick, you still have to work. I'm not much a party animal, anyway. I lay low.

Work Myself Animal Sick Care You

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