James Salter Quotes

I wasted time writing films. I don't look back on those years as lost, but it wasn't what I should have been doing.

James Salter

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 10, 1925 - June 19, 2015

Topics

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I have a buddy of mine who's a musician, and I play guitar and sing quite a bit with him.

Jensen Ackles

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My best idea was to not accept my wife's negative reaction when I asked her to marry me.

Michael Eisner

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After my mother passed away, I felt as though I would never have a relationship as strong as the one that I had had with her. Then, after a lot of ups and downs, I started dating again - but I realised pretty quickly that I was never going to write cheesy love songs.

Amber Mark

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It's hard to feel comfortable in your own skin when you're younger.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

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I'm really interested in social justice, and if an artist has a certain power of being heard and voicing something important, it's right to do it. It could still be done in such a way that it's not aggressive or overly didactic. I'm trying to find that form.

Shirin Neshat

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I went on a road trip and ended up in Portland, Oregon, and from there, I did non-stop theater. I had just graduated, and I had all these ideas about what good acting was, but I hadn't put any of it into action. I spent five years honing my acting chops. And then I had this epiphany one day that I need to go to L.A.; I need to be on a sitcom.

Michaela Watkins

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I lived the street life for a minute; I lost a lot of friends.

Jason Mitchell

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Black holes can bang against space-time as mallets on a drum and have a very characteristic song.

Janna Levin

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I've played the guitar since I was 12, I've played the piano since I was 15.

Joseph Parker

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Learn to love being black.

Don Lemon

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I think my high-school acting career lasted a day.

Dennis Farina

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As an engineer, I tended to maintain my own equipment along with developing the processes for it.

Brian Krzanich

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