Thomas McGuane Quotes

I had a spell no more striking than other people of my job description. I did all the things you weren't supposed to do. I had a motto: When in doubt, try it. I went out and committed experience.

Thomas McGuane

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 11, 1939

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I could remember thinking when I met him, 'Wow, that's Andy Sanders from Houston. He's really good.' And he tells me he said, 'Wow, that's Jimmy Walker. He hits it really far.'

Jimmy Walker

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If we do the work that we can do in this country, the work that we will do when John Kerry is President, people like Christopher Reeve will get up out of that wheelchair and walk again.

John Edwards

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Reminding myself that listening is just as important a creative act as thinking is key for me.

Maya Hawke

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Used to be bats had thick handles and a big barrel. Then they found it's not the size of the bat that gets home runs - it's the speed with which you can swing it.

Stan Musial

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I consider the Stooges to be pop music.

Siobhan Fahey

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My idea of a night out is actually a night in - in pajamas, with a good book or playing 'Mario Kart.' It's not that glamorous.

Ronan Farrow

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I started acting because I was miserable and crazy and wanted to be someone else, to run around and scream in front of people without getting in trouble.

Michael Shannon

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Words are powerful; if you change your words, you can change your life.

Joyce Meyer

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In treatment, all of the negative things I did were stripped away and I had to start processing my feelings.

Demi Lovato

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'Black Hole Sun' was written in a car when I was driving home from the studio one night. Pretty much everything that you hear was written in my head.

Chris Cornell

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I'm not a political thinker, but I've just always thought of myself as a Labour supporter. I was a great fan of Tony Blair. He sent me a letter before I swam the Channel to wish me luck.

David Walliams

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It's a pretty crazy adrenaline rush because I feel like every run is different. You can never really expect anything. It's like a new adventure every time you drop into the pipe.

Chloe Kim

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