Allan Gurganus Quotes

To shy away from human extremes and human sensuality makes for bone-dry fiction. A world parched of our sexual releases and our tumultuous daily emotional lives is deeply impoverished. It is not lifelike, at least life as I remember living it.

Allan Gurganus

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LifeDailyWorldRememberLiving

I gave my heart to the Lord, and I remember the incident vividly. The Lord spoke to me. I know that sounds funny. It was not an audible voice or anything of that nature.

Jimmy Swaggart

FunnyNatureHeartMeVoiceKnow

When Picasso painted in Paris, was he a Spanish or a French painter? It does not matter, he was Picasso, whatever the influences surrounding him. He simply chose Paris because it was the ideal place for him to sell his creation.

Jean-Jacques Annaud

PlaceParisCreationMatterWhatever

The great difference between voyages rests not with the ships, but with the people you meet on them.

Amelia Barr

GreatPeopleYouMeetDifference

We're prizefighters. That's what we become. Boxing has one of the biggest purses in sport. And in the sporting field, we probably make the most money.

Amir Khan

MoneyBoxingBecomeMakeMostField

A nation is not a budget, no matter how much ideologues want it to be so.

Steven Weber

BudgetWantMatterNationMuchHow

Pilates has been the perfect solution to maintaining strength and vitality in my life.

Trudie Styler

LifeStrengthMy LifeSolutionBeen

The American people I talk to don't spend every moment thinking, 'How can I tax my neighbor more than they're being taxed?' They say, 'How can I get a good job? How can my kids get good jobs? How can seniors have a confidence in their future when they know that Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are bankrupt?'

Mitt Romney

GoodConfidenceFutureMomentJob

My dad was into the 1950s doo-wop era. If you look at those groups, or at James Brown, Jackie Wilson and the Temptations in the 1960s, you'll see you had to be sharp onstage.

Bruno Mars

YouLookSee1950sSharpEra

Every training session, I work hard to improve my weaknesses and build on my strengths.

Antoine Griezmann

WorkTrainingWork HardBuildHard

I think mine is the fullest and most plausible account of what went on in Marie Antoinette's life.

Antonia Fraser

LifeThinkFullestMineMostMarie

You know, I think that President Obama is a person who has a great relationship with a number of people. Colin Powell does, too. I think Colin Powell is a fine American, a great leader and sees things in President Obama that he agrees with. He's entitled to have his opinion.

Pete Sessions

LeaderRelationshipGreatPeopleYou

Here's the thing about hair; I think most people think that I have Lego hair, like I can just take it on and off in one piece, and that's not quite the case - although pretty close.

Pete Wentz

PeopleHairThinkI CanLegoPretty

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