James Salter Quotes

My first book was published without any editorial advice. Nobody said, 'You might do this or that,' or 'Why don't we see more of this.' I merely took the book and published it.

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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I've traveled with Jack Murtha to Iraq three times to learn more about the region, talk with our diplomats and military leaders, and meet with our troops. Those visits are the main reason that I opposed the War in Iraq since its inception.

John B. Larson

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Guitars are kind of just, you know, sexy, especially old vintage ones.

Andrew Bird

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You can always find the sun within yourself if you will only search.

Maxwell Maltz

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I'm far more relaxed with German. I'm a control freak. I like to know exactly who's saying and doing what.

Michael Haneke

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It's taken folk a while to come around, hasn't it? Even the boys in the band weren't too sure about the whole art thing. They just wanted me to concentrate on the music. But they respect it now.

Ronnie Wood

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I was attracted to filmmaking in college because of my love of storytelling. You can have such an impact and reach a broader audience than conventional journalism.

Rory Kennedy

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I used to do my Nelson Mandela voice to blag restaurant tables in Cape Town. It rarely worked. Now what a great city that is.

Rory Bremner

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Political reporters and political professionals rushed to judgment against Romney because we crave clear, unambiguous story lines.

Ron Fournier

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If we could communicate at the speed of thought, we can augment our creativity with the low-level stuff that AI and robots and 3-D printers and fab labs and all that do.

Mary Lou Jepsen

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I think the word 'blog' is an ugly word. I just don't know why people can't use the word 'journal.'

Moby

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In war there is no prize for runner-up.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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For me, if Shakespeare was around today, he'd be writing screenplays - a big Hollywood movie.

Douglas Booth

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