Paul Theroux Quotes

I have written stories, essays, even whole books on trains, scribble-scribble.

Paul Theroux

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WholeBooksEvenTrainsStories

People don't seem to understand that it's a damn war out there.

Jimmy Connors

WarPeopleDamnUnderstandOutSeem

The cooperation of the two retina in one field of vision, whatever is its cause, must rather be the source of all the ideas to which single or double vision may give rise.

Johannes P. Muller

VisionIdeasRiseCooperationSingle

When you've got the Daytona 500 out there at stake and everything riding on the line, guys go for it, and the guys that go for it are the ones that are either going to win or they're going to wreck.

Jeff Gordon

WinYouGoGo For ItRidingLine

I love the look of books published by the firm of Rupert Hart-Davis: They strike me as handsome, elegant, and inviting. I'll pick up almost anything with that imprint, especially if it's in a jacket or priced low.

Michael Dirda

LoveMeHandsomeLookStrikeJacket

I always had the street mentality, but when you're older, you get more mature.

Metta World Peace

YouStreetMatureMoreAlwaysGet

I didn't want to be a retailer. I hated to wait on people.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

PeopleWaitWantHated

Even at the age of 12, I knew I had to become a bodybuilder. I don't know why or how, but I just knew.

Ronnie Coleman

AgeKnowWhyBecomeJustKnew

Nobody but an idiot would pretend that they had an error-proof way of choosing the 'best' out of hundreds of perfectly qualified applicants - not for university or for anything.

Mary Beard

BestIdiotNobodyWayOutAnything

Sometimes you fall out of love with what you do. Some days, you wake up and wish you worked on a farm.

Jonathan Anderson

LoveWake UpWishFarmYouFall

All I really have in my life is my family and football. That's about it.

Jon Gruden

LifeFamilyFootballMy LifeReally

Jewish immigration in the 20th century was fueled by the Holocaust, which destroyed most of the European Jewish community. The migration made the United States the home of the largest Jewish population in the world.

Jon Porter

HomeCommunityWorldImmigration

As I get older, I've been having a better and better time.

Clive Owen

TimeBetterGetBeenOlderHaving

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