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Preston Sturges Quotes

The United States owes a great debt to its inventors. Far from being grateful to them, it places every obstruction in their way and makes it enormously difficult to secure a patent.

Preston Sturges

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: August 29, 1898 - August 6, 1959

Topics

Great Grateful Debt Way Difficult

In films, the fact that you can always do a scene again takes a load off your mind, enabling you to strive for perfection, which I always wanted.

Jessie Matthews

Perfection Mind You Strive Always

A modern arboretum brings us that ancient forest and, with it, a changed apprehension of time, a renewed appreciation of the elegance of natural form and a renewed sense of wonder at the variety of the world we inhabit.

John Burnside

Time Appreciation World Elegance

Australia was great. I would advise anybody to go there. In fact, if you couldn't live here, Australia would be the place to live. It's the most Americanized country that I've ever seen in the world.

Jerry Lawler

Live Great World You Country Place

Every day in America, African Americans are reminded of their race in ways large and small. Every day.

Jennifer Granholm

Day Small America Every Day Race

Being design-led means designers take ideas from the abstract to the concrete, from potential to real value.

Jens Martin Skibsted

Value Ideas Potential Concrete Real

I was introduced to the Turducken in New Orleans. And it wasn't Thanksgiving. Glenn at the Gourmet Butcher Block brought it by, and I had never heard of it or had seen one, and they put it in the booth, and it smelled so good that I had to taste it. And it was good. Then Thanksgiving came, and we got one in addition to the traditional turkey.

John Madden

Good New Never Thanksgiving Taste

The result is that you are now experiencing what we experienced in the war in Algeria: The Israeli government says that it is a victim of terrorist activity, but this activity is less visible than the military strikes.

Jean-Marie Le Pen

Government War Result You Now Than

When I first started on 'Medium,' they didn't like me growing my hair too long. But I was freaked out when the hairdresser cut off even an inch.

Sofia Vassilieva

Me Hair Long Growing First Out

It's very hard to come across as a passionate human being in print. People can't hear the inflections in your voice.

Steve Vai

People Voice Passionate Human Hard

A big part of why I wanted to go to college is to meet people and make friends.

Miranda Cosgrove

People College Friends Go Meet Why

Do not fear mistakes. There are none.

Miles Davis

Fear Mistakes None

I used the imaginary kingdom not as a sentimentalized fairyland but as an opening wedge to express what I hoped would be some very hard truths.

Lloyd Alexander

Hard Opening Kingdom Used Would