Allan Gurganus Quotes

The luckiest person in the world is somebody who is born into a small, shabby-genteel town on a major railway connection with 24,000 souls and a bird sanctuary and whose grandfather owns a farm and whose father owns a business -whose family is mildly prosperous but not rich, which means you can leave the town.

Allan Gurganus

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FamilyFatherBusinessBirdWorld

I don't know what the secret to longevity as an actress is. It's more than talent and beauty. Maybe it's the audience seeing itself in you.

Joan Blondell

BeautyTalentYouSeeingKnowMore

A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is not as likely to insist upon or regard that quality in its chosen leaders today - and in fact we have forgotten.

John F. Kennedy

LifeTodayCourageQualityPast

I grew up with classical music blasting in my parents' living room and my older brother's practicing saxophone in his room listening to jazz... a beautiful chaos.

Josephine de La Baume

MusicBeautifulBrotherParentsJazz

I don't know if it's a very smart idea to admire the living.

Douglas Coupland

SmartKnowLivingAdmireIdeaVery

It's never a question of skin pigmentation. It's never a question of just culture or sexual orientation or civilization. It's what kind of human being you're going to choose to be from your mama's womb to the tomb and what kind of legacy will you leave.

Cornel West

CultureLegacyYouChooseSkinKind

People talk about Bollywood being very kitsch, and just songs and dances, and over the top and colorful.

Shah Rukh Khan

PeopleTalkColorfulTopOverJust

I didn't know that there was such a thing as butter carving. But then, I poked around a little bit. A quick Google search will show you 55,000 images of butter carvings, and they're extraordinary.

Ty Burrell

SearchYouKnowWillGoogleQuick

I think Evan Bayh directly should answer to the many Hoosiers I've spoken with who have questions about his ethical practices, or lack thereof, when he served in the United States Senate.

Todd Young

ThinkQuestionsEthicalAnswerWho

I've had two neck surgeries, a back surgery, three knee surgeries, eye surgery, but I keep bouncing back. I won't go away - kind of like a virus. I don't go away. I keep coming back stronger and stronger. I'm contagious.

Tito Ortiz

EyeStrongerBackGoThreeKind

When man invents or produces anything of any value, volumes are written on the subject.

Mother Angelica

ManValueAnythingSubjectAny

There are new rumors about me every day.

Kylie Jenner

DayMeEvery DayNewRumorsEvery

I wish we could just pick up and do 'Kenan & Kel: The Grown-Up Years,' getting everyone back working together. I feel like it would be an awesome moment for everybody.

Kenan Thompson

MomentWorking TogetherTogetherWish

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