Richard Ben Cramer Quotes

It's not fit work for an adult just dragging idols off the shelf. It's too easy.

Richard Ben Cramer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 12, 1950 - January 7, 2013

Topics

WorkEasyAdultOffJustIdols

I was born with football - my brothers, my dad. I played football when I was a kid. I mean, you know, it was part of life. It's a part of growing up. It's - you know, it's a way of life.

Ann McKee

LifeSucceedDoingYouWantLimit

You wouldn't tolerate an underperforming surgeon in an operating theatre, or a underperforming midwife at your child's birth. Why is it that we tolerate underperforming teachers in the classroom?

Michael Gove

ChildTheatreYouWhyTeachersYour

The way Singaporeans talk is they use less words.

Ronny Chieng

WordsWayTalkUseLess

Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us - and those around us - more effectively. Look for the learning.

Louisa May Alcott

LearningDirectionLookMorePainful

It's always about bringing in the numbers, the viewership. That's what gets you the money.

Demetrious Johnson

MoneyYouNumbersAlwaysAboutGets

I'm a polarizing person, so people get caught up in hoping I fail. And just like success, failure is a perspective.

CM Punk

SuccessFailurePerspectivePeople

Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed.

Winston Churchill

PreparedMartyrdomAlthoughPostponed

I have kind of a thick skin.

Shane Dawson

SkinKindThick SkinThick

I love what I did in 'Death Sentence,' but that was a low budget action film.

James Wan

LoveDeathActionBudgetLowFilm

'Say It Loud' came from many, many small battles. From, 'I hate myself, and I hate this,' to, 'I love this, and it's my favorite thing...' to, 'This is the best thing in existence.'

GRiZ

LoveMyselfBestHateSmallSay

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

LearningManWiseWise ManBetter

I'm not the marrying type! But if I did get married, I definitely wouldn't be a bridezilla.

Erin Richards

GetMarriedGet MarriedDidMarrying

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