Home
Topics
Authors
:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Clifton Fadiman Quotes

He has made a profession out of a business and an art out of a profession.

Clifton Fadiman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: May 15, 1904 - June 20, 1999

Topics

Business Art Out Made Profession He

I win or I die.

Joaquin Andujar

The silver Thames takes some part of this county in its journey to Oxford.

Journey Silver Some Oxford Takes

I create the music, and if this artist could complement this record, I reach out.

Music Reach Artist Create Out Could

We never know all the facts and the more we're mindful of how we deal with people, the more opportunity we have to evolve.

Opportunity People Facts Know Never

My material reaches everyone.

Everyone Material

When I was trying to come up with a stage name, I thought 'Lord' was super rad, but really masculine - ever since I was a little kid, I have been really into royals and aristocracy. So to make Lord more feminine, I just put an 'e' on the end! Some people think it's religious, but it's not.

People Think Thought Name End Kid

Mother humor is such a universal theme. I wrote a show called '25 Questions for a Jewish Mother.' I had people coming up to me after the show saying, 'I'm Baptist, and my mother is just like yours.'

Mother Humor People Me Saying Theme

Immigration is the issue that tells us who is with us and who is against us; there's no question about it. And it's very simple to understand why - half of all Latinos over 18 years of age were born outside the United States. It really makes no sense to attack them and criticize them if you want their vote.

Age Simple Immigration You Born Why

Tackling childhood obesity is key.

Childhood Key Obesity Tackling

I believe there's a secret chemical that's turned loose when you have kids that says you've got to survive, you've got to be strong. That keeps you on your toes, besides all kinds of other things, when you have three little ones running around.

Be Strong Survive Believe Strong You

I could never describe it to anyone how I knew, but there was no mistaking it. One moment, I was walking along undecided - and the next moment, I knew that it was God's will for me to go to America. I don't think I could describe it any more accurately.

God Moment Me Think Walking America

People confuse the subject of the joke with the target of the joke, and they're very rarely the same.

People Target Same Joke Confuse

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Clifton Fadiman