Norman Mailer Quotes

Masculinity is not something given to you, but something you gain. And you gain it by winning small battles with honor.

Norman Mailer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 31, 1923 - November 10, 2007

Topics

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I support women, men, anybody who is in a place that's not their strongest and who is ready to push forward.

Jennifer Aniston

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As director of CIA, I was responsible for everything done in the agency's name, and it didn't matter whether that was done by an agency employee, a government contractor, a liaison service on our behalf, or a source on our behalf.

Michael Hayden

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Willie Nelson, Marty Robbins, Merle Haggard and Keith Whitley - guys like that were huge influences.

Sturgill Simpson

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The paramount destiny and mission of woman is to fulfill the noble and benign offices of wife and mother. That is the law of the Creator.

Joseph P. Bradley

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I've got to get my cardio up. I'm usually known as the fitness guy on the Stanford team, but not 70 to 80 plays a game, so I've definitely got to step that up. But I'm all about it.

Devon Cajuste

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When young I did my best to undo that bit of the British Empire I found myself in: that is, old Southern Rhodesia.

Doris Lessing

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My niece was very much caught up in the vampire craze for young adults, and she thought having a vampire boyfriend would be a cool thing. What do you do on a first date? The more I thought about it, the more fun I had imagining what you'd serve a vampire for dinner.

Deborah Harkness

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I'm a bookworm.

Alice Eve

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When you confer a benefit on those worthy of it, you confer a favor on all.

Publilius Syrus

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Unless the clients want, I don't like to have dancers for my shows. I prefer a rock show look and like performing with a live band.

Shaan

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The light in Alaska in particular is so beautiful. So beautiful! Such incredible light.

Sebastiao Salgado

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And the political system is changing rapidly in this country, and we better realize that. The elephants or donkeys are not what younger people look to. They look at individual candidates' philosophy, and I think it's a different time and a different generation.

Richard M. Daley

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