Julian Barnes Quotes

Reading and life are not separate but symbiotic. And for this serious task of imaginative discovery and self-discovery, there is and remains one perfect symbol: the printed book.

Julian Barnes

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: January 19, 1946

Topics

LifeBookReadingPerfectDiscovery

Do you know, that is the root of the whole trouble - has been one of the roots at any rate - is people hearing things and then imagining some more and magnifying it and multiplying it.

John Harvey Kellogg

PeopleRootsYouTroubleKnowMore

Building a mechanical device for its appearance is like putting lace on a bowling ball.

Andrew Vachss

BuildingAppearanceMechanicalLace

You won't see me taking it easy on the Cowboys because I'm from Texas, you won't see me cheering for the Cowboys because I'm from Texas. I'll be a Redskin, through and through.

Robert Griffin III

MeTexasEasyYouSeeThrough

To be or not to be. That's not really a question.

Jean-Luc Godard

FunnyQuestionTo Be Or Not To Be

I understand the appeal of a businessman president. But Trump's business plan is a disaster in the making.

Michael Bloomberg

BusinessPlanUnderstandPresident

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

Tom Stoppard

TruthFactsPrinciplesCertainty

'Hee Haw' was a concept that nobody (including myself) thought would ever succeed.

Roy Clark

MyselfSucceedThoughtNobodyWould

I truly feel that there are as many ways of loving as there are people in the world and as there are days in the life of those people.

Mary Calderone

LifePeopleWorldFeelLovingDays

American society to me and my brother was thrilling because, first of all, the food made noise. We were so excited about Rice Krispies and Coca-Cola. We had only silent food in our country, and we loved listening to our lunch and breakfast.

Mike Nichols

FoodBrotherBreakfastMeLunch

I keep the tantrums to a minimum because people don't want to see that.

Lou Barlow

PeopleWantSeeKeepTantrums

The one thing I never questioned about my mother was whether she loved me.

Lorna Luft

MotherMeLovedNeverSheOne Thing

Most times we would make more money in the tip boxes - they called it - than we were getting paid.

Little Milton

MoneyMorePaidBoxesWouldMost

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