James Salter Quotes

The deepest instinct is to want to do something enduring, something worthwhile, and to be engaged by that, whether one achieves it or not.

James Salter

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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WantDeepestSomethingWorthwhile

Going to a major tournament, having that buzz - it's hard to put into words. It's a dream to go there, and to play. It's the biggest thing you can achieve in your career, and to go again would be a dream.

Jermain Defoe

WordsYouCareerDreamPlayAchieve

If you are a great dramatic actor then you often don't know if people are enjoying your stuff at all because they are sitting there in silence.

Steve Coogan

GreatSilencePeopleYouKnowActor

Especially in the car ride to and from gym. I find myself spacing out a lot, just visualizing what the Olympics would be like and just having such great role models.

Aly Raisman

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I believe the passage of a national paid family and medical leave law is not a question of if, but when. But as is so often the case on important public policy issues, we need states and localities to be the incubators of innovation.

Tom Perez

FamilyInnovationMedicalLawNeed

But the suit I wear is my work attire, and nothing else.

Rosa Bonheur

WorkNothingWearSuitAttireElse

Your performance in the world is simply the result of the things you believe.

Robin S. Sharma

WorldPerformanceBelieveResultYou

It's important that communities support local, independent journalism, which many people rely upon for information relevant to their daily lives.

Michiko Kakutani

DailySupportPeopleInformation

The most important thing to realize is we're not blank slates at birth. We don't start off with nothing in our heads, and then get imprinted entirely by our environment. There's something in our heads on the day we're born, and then we grow up and make choices.

Jonathan Haidt

DayStartChoicesGrowEnvironment

If every other store in town is paying workers $9 an hour, one offering $8 will find it hard to hire anyone - perhaps not when unemployment is high, but certainly in normal times. Robust competition is a powerful force helping to ensure that workers are paid what they contribute to their employers' bottom lines.

Christina Romer

CompetitionPowerfulFindWillHigh

I think the Canadian sense of humor is dryer than America's and juicier than Britain's. I think it's a cross between the two of them, really.

Scott Thompson

HumorThinkAmericaSense Of Humor

Reforming public education, cutting property taxes, fixing adult and child protective services and funding our budget can all occur when Democrats and Republicans engage in consensus and cooperation - not cynicism and combat.

Rick Perry

EducationChildBudgetCooperation

When we judge, we are always in a psychic space which is circular.

Rene Girard

SpaceJudgeAlwaysCircularPsychic

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