Norman Mailer Quotes

Each day a few more lies eat into the seed with which we are born, little institutional lies from the print of newspapers, the shock waves of television, and the sentimental cheats of the movie screen.

Norman Mailer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

DayWavesSeedTelevisionBornMore

Nobody told me how hard it was going to be to get published. I wrote four novels that nobody wanted, sent them out all over, collected hundreds and hundreds of rejection slips.

Jerry Spinelli

MeRejectionNobodyHardOverOut

When I believe in something, I'm like a dog with a bone.

Melissa McCarthy

DogBelieveI BelieveI Believe In

I have a painting where somebody's holding a chicken, and underneath the chicken is somebody's head.

Jean-Michel Basquiat

PaintingChickenHeadWhereSomebody

Building and launching rockets has been a lifelong hobby that my son and I share. We regularly travel to Nevada's Black Rock Desert to launch rockets.

Steve Jurvetson

SonTravelBuildingDesertBlack

I get about 25 letters a month, and I answer every one of them.

Mary Ann Mobley

LettersMonthAnswerGetEveryThem

I will insist on a military so powerful no one would ever think of challenging it.

Mitt Romney

ThinkPowerfulWillMilitaryWould

After a solid day of fishing, I'm craving something hearty. That's where a jug of buttermilk comes in. Poaching fish in buttermilk yields the luscious texture and pure flavor, but with a more substantial richness and a poaching liquid you'll want to lap up with a spoon.

Jonathan Miles

DayFishingFishYouWantMore

Kevin Dunn is great at what he does.

Diamond Dallas Page

GreatHeDoesKevin

I just want to live a long healthy life, and I don't want to have any neurological diseases or die younger than I would otherwise.

Chris Borland

LifeLiveDieLongHealthyWant

I think basically most men are misogynistic.

Bret Easton Ellis

MenThinkMostI ThinkBasically

One of the most popular MMA fighters ever, Kimbo was a charismatic, larger-than-life personality that transcended the sport.

Scott Coker

PersonalityMMAMostFightersEver

We're trying to build the largest start-up ever without becoming a big company.

Tobias Lutke

TryingBuildCompanyWithoutBig

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