James Salter Quotes

'The Paris Review' was always the pinnacle: it was the place to be published. You were thrilled if you were published in 'The Paris Review,' and George Plimpton himself was practically mythical. He was a legendary figure.

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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Upon the creatures we have made, we are, ourselves, at last, dependent.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

LastMadeDependentCreatures

It is quite lovely being single, and I much prefer it.

Anna Held

LovelySingleBeingMuchQuite

I had to find my own language in jewelry. That was important to me; it really had to be what I would love to have myself.

Ann Demeulemeester

LoveMyselfMeJewelryLanguageOwn

Afghanistan is going to be here a long time, and what's critical is that Afghanistan's relationship with its neighbors are, to the maximum extent they can be, constructive and operationally useful.

John R. Allen

RelationshipTimeLongLong Time

Often people expect I have some touching personal story about kidney disease, but it's actually the mathematics that led me to it.

Alvin E. Roth

MathematicsPeopleMeStoryPersonal

You need to suffer to be interesting.

Alyson Hannigan

InterestingYouNeedSuffer

What we know about Cleopatra's looks is based purely on her coin portraits. Engraving was imperfect, and that when you are a ruler and you ask for a coin to be engraved with your likeness on it, you are probably trying to project a certain air of authority.

Stacy Schiff

TryingYouLooksKnowAuthorityAsk

Of course, women have long exercised influence behind the scenes. A few thousand years ago this drove Aristotle to distraction: 'What difference does it make whether women rule or the rulers are ruled by women? The result is the same.'

Stacy Schiff

WomenInfluenceLongResultSame

Everybody is excited to play so I think who plays with whom is a minor thing at this point.

Mats Sundin

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We are a primary target for the Iranian regime... We won't wait for the battle to be in Saudi Arabia. Instead, we'll work so that the battle is for them in Iran.

Mohammad bin Salman

WorkWaitBattleTargetPrimary

Everybody's got a different sense of humor. It's just different styles.

Colin Quinn

HumorSense Of HumorSenseDifferent

Africa is awakening. It's a huge market of almost a billion people with huge resources and a young population. People spend when they're young.

Christoffel Wiese

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