James McBride Quotes

All of us want to be Superman when we grow up, fighting for truth and justice. That's part of what drives me as a writer.

James McBride

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 11, 1957

Topics

TruthJusticeMeGrowFightingWant

You don't want to do something that's all terrifying.

Maurice Sendak

YouWantSomethingTerrifying

Boxing is a sport, but it's also entertainment. I wanted to transcend the sport and be considered just not as a fighter, or a champion, but someone very special.

Sugar Ray Leonard

ChampionSomeoneBoxingFighterJust

I tell my kids, 'I'm your father, not your friend - but I'm also the best friend you're ever going to have because no one is going to care for you the way I care about you.'

Steve Schirripa

FriendFatherBestBest FriendCare

Is the mainstream becoming more queer? Or is it the opposite? That artists like me are mainstreaming queer music?

Shura

MusicMeMoreOppositeArtistsLike

Only if you empower the liberals, if you empower the moderate socialists, if you empower all factions of society, only then will extremists be marginalised.

Mohamed ElBaradei

SocietyYouWillEmpowerModerate

Life deprived of beauty is not worthy of being called human.

Luis Barragan

LifeBeautyHumanWorthyBeing

I'd love to play a gangster but I think people might say I looked a bit too young and cheeky to play a character who'd just blown someones head off!

Dominic Monaghan

LoveCharacterPeopleGangsterThink

'The Good Guy' is a totally differently-looking New York than 'How To Make It' portrays. 'The Good Guy' is all about Wall Street and that culture, which 'How To Make It' touches on, but 'How To Make It' also is downtown, Lower East Side loft parties, cool clubs, Brooklyn and that world.

Bryan Greenberg

GoodCultureNew YorkCoolWorld

Most children threaten at times to run away from home. This is the only thing that keeps some parents going.

Phyllis Diller

HomeChildrenParentingParentsRun

If I pass away one day, I am happy because I tried to do my best. My sport allowed me to do so much because it's the biggest sport in the world.

Pele

BestDayI AmHappyMeWorld

I look at every business and ask, How long can this last? How can I identify the status quo and change it?

Sheldon Adelson

ChangeBusinessLongLookStatus Quo

Nonfiction, to me, feels like an argument, whereas a novel is like a series of questions.

Sheila Heti

MeQuestionsArgumentNonfiction

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