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James Thurber Quotes

If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: December 8, 1894 - November 2, 1961

Topics

Heaven Go Will Dogs Immortality Few

I respect myself and insist upon it from everybody. And because I do it, I then respect everybody, too.

Respect Myself Because Everybody Too

Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.

Strength Differences Similarities

When I was a child, kids used to make fun of me because I was blind. But I just became more curious, 'How can I climb this tree and get an apple for this girl?' That's what mattered to me.

Girl Tree Fun Curious Child Climb

I love having boyfriends. I love dating. I do not want a husband in my house.

Love Dating Husband House Want

In 1790 we had less than eight hundred thousand slaves. Under our mild and humane administration of the system they have increased above four millions.

System Above Slaves Four Eight Than

Political Freedom without economic equality is a pretense, a fraud, a lie; and the workers want no lying.

Mikhail Bakunin

Freedom Lie Equality Political Want

Photography is the simplest thing in the world, but it is incredibly complicated to make it really work.

Work World Photography Complicated

The Miguel Syjuco character is not me. I wanted him to represent my own fears and frustrations and guilt, my own worst tendencies and my optimistic expectations. He's a cautionary tale for me. But he's also an examination of the darkest things that haunt me as a person.

Character Me Expectations Guilt Him

There are plenty of Muslims who live faithfully in the United States.

Live United Who United States States

When a woman has her first child in places like Africa, they're really young. They can be 12, 13,14, so their frames are really small, and they're usually malnourished.

Woman Child Small Young First Child

One thing I've learned is I really want to work with people.

Work People Want One Thing Learned

You cannot talk about race without talking about privilege. And when people start talking about privilege, they get paralyzed by shame.

People Start Talking You Race Talk

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