Dick Francis Quotes

I wondered to what extent people remained the same as they'd been when very young; if one peeled back the layers of living one would come to the know child.

Dick Francis

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: October 31, 1920

Topics

ChildPeopleBackKnowYoungLiving

The reactions haven't differed; the concerns have been different. When I read for a predominantly Indian audience, there are more questions that are based on issues of identity and representation.

Jhumpa Lahiri

IdentityQuestionsMoreAudience

Very few men are fortunate enough to gain distinction during their first term in Congress.

John George Nicolay

MenEnoughCongressFirstFortunate

The things that churned inside Daredevil were deeply religious, somewhat guilt-driven traces of the messianic, with his powers being a compensation for and driven by the vulnerability of being blind. Green Arrow is not driven by dark forces.

Ann Nocenti

GreenBlindDarkVulnerabilityArrow

Anyone who writes anything on any subject is standing on the shoulders of 900 people who've come before you.

Michael Beschloss

PeopleYouAnythingShouldersCome

I do lament how many investors focus on all the short-term sugar buzz of some marginal improvement in something - nothing history books are ever going to be written about. In many cases, these are quick and easy ways to make money.

Steve Jurvetson

HistoryImprovementMoneyFocusEasy

If I told my 18-year-old self that one day I'd have a sitcom and a sketch show on TV, I think he'd just drum his fingers and go, 'When? How long is that going to take?'

Robert Webb

DayThinkSelfLongGoSketch

If there's one thing that everyone can agree on, it's that, right or wrong, they hate the press.

Mo Rocca

HateWrongRightEveryoneAgree

Compare sending someone a text message and getting a love letter delivered by carrier pigeon. No contest.

Bryan Callen

LoveSomeonePigeonMessageText

I love braids and just generally playing around with different hairstyles, especially for festivals and photoshoots.

Anne-Marie

LoveFestivalsPlayingDifferent

When I was a developer, I couldn't buy a pencil. I had no budget, nothing.

Peter Levine

BudgetNothingPencilBuyDeveloper

Adulthood is the ever-shrinking period between childhood and old age. It is the apparent aim of modern industrial societies to reduce this period to a minimum.

Thomas Szasz

AgeChildhoodOld AgeAimOld

We must make the choices that enable us to fulfill the deepest capacities of our real selves.

Thomas Merton

ChoicesDeepestRealUsMustOur

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