Bruce Catton Quotes

And there is the headlight, shining far down the track, glinting off the steel rails that, like all parallel lines, will meet in infinity, which is after all where this train is going.

Bruce Catton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: historian
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 9, 1899 - August 28, 1978

Topics

DownTrainSteelMeetWillGoing

I've done a bunch of jobs since 'Deadwood' went off the air, but it's always been a very high bar that those other shows have to live up to.

Jim Beaver

LiveDoneAlwaysAirBarHigh

Maybe there is no actual place called hell. Maybe hell is just having to listen to our grandparents breathe through their noses when they're eating sandwiches.

Jim Carrey

FamilyEatingHellPlaceListen

The U.S. - E.U. economic relationship dwarfs America's economic ties with China.

John Bruton

RelationshipAmericaChinaEconomic

I see the job of directing as being one of creating the right atmosphere, creating an environment where people can realize their full potential.

Joe Wright

JobPeoplePotentialEnvironmentSee

If a club is winning, you never pay attention to a guy who's 0-for-10. If a club is losing, all of a sudden you'll find that he's the main reason why you're losing, which is absurd for me.

Joe Torre

LosingMeWinningAttentionYouWhy

The reason that war is such a fascinating subject for writers is because it's a revealer. Put a bunch of people in an adrenaline-fuelled, life-or-death situation and their fundamental behaviours are exposed, the scrim is taken away and the motivations behind each personality come out to play.

Sloane Crosley

PersonalityWarPeoplePlayReason

Ah, the bond between English boys and California girls. For those of us who aren't either, it's a bond that fascinates and mystifies. So much of the world's favorite music comes out of that relationship.

Rob Sheffield

MusicRelationshipWorldBondOut

Anything about Iraq is a death sentence at the box office... You can't make movies about an unpopular war while the war is still going on - people don't want to pay to get depressed, though they sometimes will go to movies to get educated.

Rod Lurie

DeathWarPeopleYouSometimesWant

You could arm-wrestle with a T. rex and win, but you shouldn't because it only makes them mad.

Robert T. Bakker

WinYouMadBecauseOnlyMakes

We must continue working to build trust between communities and law enforcement. We must continue working to guarantee every person in this country equal justice under the law. And we must take a hard look at the ease with which wrongdoers can get their hands on deadly weapons and the frequency with which they use them.

Loretta Lynch

JusticeTrustLawLaw Enforcement

When I get through tearing a lobster apart, or one of those tender West Coast octopuses, I feel like I had a drink from the fountain of youth.

Joseph Mitchell

YouthFeelDrinkFountainWest Coast

Paris is where my family are, but it's not really home now because I have dear friends in London and dear friends in New York.

Clemence Poesy

FamilyHomeNew YorkFriendsNew

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