Preston Sturges Quotes

I did not think that a good movie was the equivalent of a good stage play, any more than I thought an automobile ride was as exhilarating as a drive behind a spirited horse, nor a trip by steam as soul-satisfying as a voyage by sail.

Preston Sturges

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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I'm attached to my children with whatever flaws they have, and if some glorious angel broke through the living room ceiling and offered to exchange them for other, better children, I'd cling to my kids and pray away this specter.

Andrew Solomon

ChildrenAngelBetterFlawsLiving

Yes, they broke the law, but we can't deport them. Let's get over this pointing fingers and do something about that, whether it - they have to pay a fine, learn to speak English, the history, you can do that. And then you have to give visas for the skills we need.

Michael Bloomberg

HistoryLawSpeakLearnYouSkills

I'm a very competitive person... I've run 12 marathons! I kayaked around Manhattan 29 miles in October! I ran the Berkshire Hathaway 5K! And I want every part of the business to compete - and play to win.

Steve Burke

BusinessWinPersonPlayWantRun

Our people were very restive, saying that they could not sit under that notice, and that if the National Board did not call them out soon they would go out of themselves.

Rose Schneiderman

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I like my surroundings to be pretty spare and severe. It helps me to concentrate on my work. All I ever do here is go from my studio to my bedroom. Everything else is extraneous. I never entertain, because to me, New York is about meeting people in public spaces, absorbing a little bit of their energy.

Ross Bleckner

WorkNew YorkPeopleMeEnergyNew

Very few companies can perform at scale over the course of decades, and Yahoo has done that.

Ross Levinsohn

DoneOverDecadesCourseScaleFew

Absolutely everything undergoes evolvement - whether it's technology, journalism, the NFL, medicine.

Marv Levy

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I get mad. I get sad. I have all those emotions. But I just like to keep them to myself. I don't think my fans need to be bothered with if I'm mad or sad about something. I should just be concerned that they are keeping up with my music or I'm making them happy with my show.

Demi Lovato

MusicSadMyselfHappyThinkMad

Country music has room for a little bit of everything.

Chris Lane

MusicCountryEverythingRoomLittle

In our romantic groves I adored her like a divinity.

Anne Boyd

RomanticHerLikeOurDivinity

There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres.

Pythagoras

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For example, one way of giving yourself a strong incentive to reach your goal is to commit to pay money to someone if you fail. Better yet, you can specify that you will have to pay a certain sum to a cause that you detest.

Peter Singer

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