James Thurber Quotes

I used to wake up at 4 A.M. and start sneezing, sometimes for five hours. I tried to find out what sort of allergy I had but finally came to the conclusion that it must be an allergy to consciousness.

James Thurber

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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When I was a young boy, very young boy, mothers didn't work. Women were home, they took care of the house, they washed the dishes and took care of the children. That's what they did, and that's what my mother did.

Jerry Weintraub

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I'm a big fan of '30 Rock,' which I think is the most genius show on television.

Anna Kendrick

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The idea of having no responsibilities except general edification seems like such a luxury now. When I had it, all I wanted to do was hack around on the Web. Now the vast majority of my hours are hacking around on the Web.

Matt Mullenweg

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We can only solve our biggest problems if we come together and embrace the freedoms that our Founding Fathers established right here in Philadelphia, which permitted our ancestors to create the great American exceptionalism that all of us now enjoy.

Michael Bloomberg

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I'm not a 'real rapper'; I just like to talk about what I've been through. When I was younger, I just said random, stupid lyrics and censored myself because I was worried about what people would think. But now I've become more mature with my words and uncensored.

Metta World Peace

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When you get on the back side of your 60s, most people aren't working.

Tom Petty

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I like to remain somewhat anonymous. I could never handle the whole Britney Spears syndrome of being noticed everywhere.

Rob Halford

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There is no city or country in the world where women and girls live free of the fear of violence. No leader can claim: 'this is not happening in my backyard.'

Michelle Bachelet

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I don't have any desire to go back into the studio, and I certainly don't have any desire to go back on the road.

Michelle Phillips

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Like, I kind of developed my musical style in a vacuum. Even though I listen to a lot of stuff, the way I wrote was in my bedroom, really privately. It's still the way I write, actually.

Liz Phair

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I couldn't get a job to save my life. That's why I wrote 'Road to Paloma.' That got into Sundance and got into that scene, and that's how I got the role in 'The Red Road.'

Jason Momoa

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March on. Don't look in the rearview, just the windshield.

Josh Bowman

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