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James Thurber Quotes

The sanity of the average banquet speaker lasts about two and a half months; at the end of that time he begins to mutter to himself, and calls out in his sleep.

James Thurber

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Time Sleep End Two Average Out

Definitely for writing, what inspires me is poetry, which I have next to me all the time because I think they're doing what I'm doing, but much harder, more condensed. It's the same job, but they're more talented. All of them. So I just steal openly from them.

Andrew Sean Greer

Time Job Poetry Me Writing Think

Opium teaches only one thing, which is that aside from physical suffering, there is nothing real.

Andre Malraux

Suffering Nothing Real One Thing

I passed blindly many things which belong to real and political life.

Max Beckmann

Life Political Real Belong Blindly

There's obviously a push to protect the quarterback, but you have to give the defensive players a chance. All of the quarterback has to do is pull the ball, and he's a runner. How's the defender going to know if the ball is pulled or not?

Jeff Fisher

Chance Push You Know Protect Going

I'm not feeling undertaxed. Tax reform is an important issue. You have to have an inherent sense of fairness.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

You Fairness Feeling Tax Important

I have never felt the need to get agitated or hyper about anything in life.

Sridevi

Life Never Need Anything Get Hyper

If I go onstage, I want to give people everything they want and more. I'll wash their car for them on their way out.

Trent Reznor

Car People Go Want Way More

You can talk about anything if you go about it the right way, which is never malicious.

Rodney Carrington

You Go Way Talk Never Right

I believe most people think the economy is very important.

Roger Ailes

People Believe Think Important Most

I first started working in film when I was 17. I was a director's assistant, an editor.

Mathieu Amalric

First Director Started Film Working

Behind a leader there must be followers, but they should always be on the lookout for the main chance and ready to change sides if the current leader doesn't deliver.

Mary Douglas

Change Leader Chance Ready Sides

The concept of national treatment is a core component of investment and trade agreements. It promotes valuable competition on a level playing field. Investment treaties should not turn this idea on its head, giving privileges to foreign companies that are not available to domestic companies.

Jose Angel Gurria

Competition Giving Investment Turn