James McBride Quotes

My father died in 1957, just before I was born. My mother went to her Jewish aunt, who slammed the door in her face.

James McBride

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

FatherMotherDoorFaceBornJewish

India needs jobs, Germany needs people, and collaboration is crucial to meet the demographic needs of both countries.

Angela Merkel

PeopleCollaborationIndiaMeetBoth

It's not a bad ball if I can hit it.

Roberto Clemente

BadI CanBallHit

I sometimes wonder why I do so much research - I look at other successful writers, and I think it must just be so relaxing to write about flying horses or something, but I have to make it plausible.

Michelle Paver

ResearchFlyingThinkLookWonder

Baseball is this intense subculture that actually doesn't speak very much for the larger culture.

Michael Lewis

CultureBaseballSpeakIntenseMuch

Being named to the Olympic team has special meaning to it because I feel like I've come full circle.

Mirai Nagasu

TeamFeelMeaningCircleSpecial

I gave a lot for football because I wanted to be as professional as possible.

Mohamed Salah

FootballProfessionalPossibleWanted

If you were a medieval scholar reading a book, you knew that there was a reasonable likelihood you'd never see that particular text again, and so a high premium was placed on remembering what you read. You couldn't just pull a book off the shelf to consult it for a quote or an idea.

Joshua Foer

BookReadingYouNeverSeeHigh

They're all focusing on how John Roberts is going to decide Roe v. Wade. That isn't even the right question. I don't even know of a case in the (court) system that addresses it.

Jay Alan Sekulow

KnowQuestionRightDecideSystem

I just didn't have time to deliver a Buffalo accent in a day, so I didn't even try it.

Josh Holloway

TimeDayTryBuffaloJustDeliver

I was just like Jennifer Aniston with Brad Pitt when he fell in love with Angelina Jolie.

Debbie Reynolds

LoveJustLikeHeBrad PittFell

Losing hurts me.

Chris Evert

LosingMeHurts

For whatever reason, we relate to anything godlike with an English accent. The English are very proud of that. And with anything Roman or gladiators, they have an English accent. For an audience, it is an easy trick to hook people in.

Chris Hemsworth

PeopleProudEasyReasonAnything

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