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James Salter Quotes

Every nation feels itself to be superior, but in America it's a jaunty feeling, and in some cases a rather ominous one among the super-patriots.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

America Feeling Nation Superior Some

Not a lot of people know I wrote the lyrics for the Arsenal club song, 'Good Old Arsenal'. We had a competition on ITV for it, and none of the entries were any good, so I approached their manager, Bertie Mee, and asked him if he would let me have a stab. He did, and within a few weeks they were singing it at Wembley on the way to the 1971 double.

Good Competition People Singing Song

In the post-war United States, you had this race to the suburbs. Cities shrank, the suburbs got bigger - and the notion of community changed drastically. You went from all being very close together to all being spaced apart and slightly suspicious of one another.

Community Together You Race Bigger

I understand why people went nuts for 'The Artist.' We use words so much, it's nice to be able to explore a different way of communication, to be able to express silently what someone - or something - is thinking or feeling.

Communication Words People Thinking

Nothing will distract me from my focus, my galactic mind.

Metta World Peace

Focus Mind Me Nothing Will Distract

Israel is thirsting for water, and Turkey is overflowing with it.

Water Israel Turkey Overflowing

Cars are the reason we, you know, people live or die.

Steven Curtis Chapman

Live People Die You Know Reason

Responding to emails during off-work hours isn't the only area in which you need to set boundaries. You need to make the critical distinction between what belongs to your employer and what belongs to you and you only.

Travis Bradberry

You Need Boundaries Employer Your

I'm a working journalist. I'm interested in all points of view, and I draw conclusions based on facts, not just on opinions.

Facts View Opinions Conclusions Just

In the time it takes to heat a TV dinner, Clinton had convinced me that he was the smartest person in the room and that I was the center of his attention. In the next 25 years, I would see countless others fall just as quickly to the Clinton Touch.

Time Me Dinner Attention Fall Heat

You put this face on television, week in, week out, they'd stop me and they'd say, 'Hey, Roy, how are you doing?' They'd know who I was, what I was, what I looked like, and what I did - all from seeing and hearing it at the same time on television.

Time Me Face Doing Week You

The nature of the game is pain.

Nature Pain Game

Prithee don't screw your wit beyond the compass of good manners.

Good Manners Compass Beyond Wit

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