James Salter Quotes

You can't be admitted to the ranks of writers of importance unless you have sales.

James Salter

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

YouSalesImportanceUnlessWriters

Life is not simple, and people can't be boxed into being either heroes or villains.

Jessica Hagedorn

LifeSimplePeopleHeroesBeing

I think it's really important, as an actor in this business, to have another creative outlet.

Andrew Keenan-Bolger

BusinessCreativeThinkImportant

Everyone knows that at the age of 11-12, children have a marked impulse to form themselves into groups and that the respect paid to the rules and regulations of their play constitutes an important feature of this social life.

Jean Piaget

LifeAgeChildrenRespectRules

Many women in their 40s make the mistake of wearing clothes that are too tight. Skimpy dresses and tight trousers can make you look older, so get the best fit you can find.

John Rocha

WomenBestMistakeClothesYouLook

A startup is not just about the idea: it's about testing and then implementing the idea. A founding team without these skills is likely dead on arrival.

Steve Blank

TeamSkillsDeadWithoutTesting

What's meant to be will always find a way.

Trisha Yearwood

FindMeant To BeWillWayAlways

I think for anyone that plays the sport of football, when we find success, it just becomes very fun.

Tua Tagovailoa

SuccessFootballFunThinkFind

When we are busy at work and busy at home, an hour's walking every day becomes a real luxury. If done alone, the walk injects a period of meditation into the day, and if done in company, it allows space for some really good conversation.

Tom Hodgkinson

WorkGoodHomeAloneWalkDay

Tuff Gong is the name of our father's enterprise, and we're continuing his legacy.

Rohan Marley

FatherLegacyNameOurContinuing

Advances in technology - hugely beneficial though they are - render us vulnerable in new ways. For instance, our interconnected world depends on elaborate networks: electric power grids, air traffic control, international finance, just-in-time delivery, and so forth.

Martin Rees

TechnologyPowerFinanceWorldNew

One letter to bin Laden reveals that al Qaeda was working on chemical and biological weapons in Iran.

Michael T. Flynn

WorkingWeaponsChemicalIranLetter

I didn't do school plays... I've never done a play in my life, actually. Not even a nativity. If I'd been in a school play, I'd probably have sneezed and messed everything up.

Millie Bobby Brown

LifeSchoolMy LifePlayDoneNever

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