Philip Roth Quotes

I have no desire to write fiction. I did what I did, and it's done. There's more to life than writing and publishing fiction. There is another way entirely, amazed as I am to discover it at this late date.

Philip Roth

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 19, 1933 - May 22, 2018

Topics

LifeI AmWritingLateDesireDone

I learned long ago on the battlefields of Vietnam that in a crisis, there is no substitute for clear-eyed leadership.

Jim Webb

LeadershipLongCrisisVietnam

I don't necessarily think of myself as a feminist, but I'm a whole person.

Jill Scott

MyselfThinkPersonWholeFeminist

They have called Operation Iraqi Freedom a war of choice that isn't part of the real war on terror. Someone should tell that to al Qaeda.

John Boehner

FreedomWarSomeoneChoiceReal

I'm not going to go to the local theater to spend $12... when I can get a screening copy of a film. I don't get screeners myself, but I can borrow from my friends or go to their house to watch.

Andre Leon Talley

MyselfFriendsHouseI CanCopyGo

The orbit of human vision has widened and art has annexed fresh territories that were formerly denied to it.

Max Bill

VisionArtHumanFreshDeniedOrbit

If you make a huge pot of soup, you can freeze part of it and eat off it for days. I love making green bean soup, and I'll throw in some cashews, almonds or tofu, and voila, I've got a soup that's loaded with protein and vegetables.

Anna Getty

LoveGreenSoupYouVegetablesEat

The transition from unknown to known-in-publishing has been empowering but also challenging. It's an honor to know that people actually want to know what I think about certain issues, but I also have to be careful about what I say or, rather, how I say it. The Internet is forever, y'all.

Angie Thomas

PeopleThinkInternetHonorKnow

We know they are doing their job in committee, that they are brilliant men, smart men, and that they are on the job all the time. We're just human beings down here-all different. We take all these things into consideration. You can't help it.

John William McCormack

TimeMenJobSmartDoingHelp

I became a Republican, before I knew what a Republican even was, because of Ronald Reagan.

Ana Navarro

RepublicanBecauseEvenKnewBefore

One of the reasons I wanted to teach deaf children was because it made me very sad that they spoke so clumsily and that they moved with less grace that I knew was possible of deaf people.

Stephanie Beacham

SadChildrenPeopleGraceMeDeaf

If I have a weakness, it's for timepieces - if I see one I like and can afford it, I'll buy it.

Ross Kemp

WeaknessSeeI SeeBuyLikeAfford

If ergonomists have their way, future products won't be built for some hypothetical average person but will conform to the biomechanical needs of whatever particular human body happens to come into contact with them.

Mary Roach

FutureBodyPersonWillWayHuman

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