James Salter Quotes

The writing workshops and programs that are everywhere have encouraged writing. And if that produces more writing, it's also producing more readers of an elevated level. So all in all, a good thing.

James Salter

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

GoodWritingMoreLevelReaders

I'm not playing for other people; if I start thinking in those terms I would put too much pressure on myself. I play basketball because that is what I love to do.

Jeremy Lin

LoveMyselfPeopleBasketballStart

Much has been said and continues to be said of what little concern the Turks had for the Acropolis treasures.

Melina Mercouri

SaidLittleTreasuresBeenConcern

My efforts in Congress are guided by the belief that environmental preservation and restoration are a critical part of the legacy we leave to future generations.

Sue Kelly

FutureEnvironmentalLegacyBelief

Good music is timeless, and if you create with that honesty, it will last.

Jorja Smith

GoodMusicHonestyYouCreateWill

I'm not interested in being one of those comedians who wants to look good and be this 'cool' funny person. I don't care how weird or ugly I look.

Chris Lilley

FunnyGoodUglyCoolCareWeird

I live in Hamburg; that's in the north. And I live on the outskirts of town. It looks like countryside.

Cornelia Funke

LiveLooksCountrysideLikeTown

In Brazil, we play quite open, but I'm doing my best to adapt as quickly as I can.

Philippe Coutinho

BestDoingI CanPlayAdaptOpen

I used to joke that I wanted to go to the moon, but I actually do. Like, some day I think I'm going to go to the moon. That would be cool.

Tyler Oakley

DayCoolMoonThinkGoJoke

I was big and fat and had weird parents.

Richard Griffiths

ParentsWeirdFatBigHad

Grunge came from a group of English photographers, and they were documenting their own reality... I'm South American - we celebrate life.

Mario Testino

LifeCelebrateRealityAmericanOwn

Being an actress doesn't make you popular in school.

Kirsten Dunst

SchoolYouBeingMakeActress

Progress is more of a challenge for the cynic but also more important and urgent, since for the optimist things aren't that bad and are bound to get better anyway.

Julian Baggini

ChallengeProgressBetterBadMore

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