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James Garner Quotes

People who don't know me think I'm easy-going, but I'm a pessimist by nature and an old curmudgeon.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: activist
Nationality: american
Birth: April 7, 1928 - July 19, 2014

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Nature People Me Think Know Old

It's incredibly important to me that you remember a song right after the first or second time you hear it. That something sticks to you, something that makes you feel, 'I need to hear that song again.' That's fundamental. Something you want again. And again.

Time Me Song Feel Remember You

The Radiohead record, The Bends is my all-time favorite record on the planet.

Planet Favorite Record All-Time

Ever since I was six or seven, I wanted to be a professional footballer.

Professional Footballer Six Seven

I'm allergic to cats, so I'm psychologically wired to associating kittens with itchy eyes and popping Claritin.

Eyes Cats Allergic Wired Popping

Joni Mitchell seems destined to remain in a state of permanent dissatisfaction - always knowing what she would like to do, always more depressed when it's done.

Done More Knowing She Permanent

But my happiness in this world - my level of peace - is never going to be dictated by acting.

Happiness Peace World Acting Never

The last thing I want to do is use my comedy as a partisan tool or as a method for preaching.

Armando Iannucci

Comedy Want Tool Last Preaching Use

Being a teen idol or being a heartthrob on all the magazines, with Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett, and Scott Baio - it was embarrassing! I never understood it. I mean, why me? I never really got it.

Teen Me Why Never Mean Understood

If you wish in this world to advance your merits you're bound to enhance; You must stir it and stump it, and blow your own trumpet, Or, trust me, you haven't a chance.

William Gilbert

Trust Me World Chance Wish You

The road to positivity is strewn with the abandoned vehicles of the faint-hearted.

Peter McWilliams

Road Abandoned Positivity Vehicles

Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use.

Thomas J. Watson

Wisdom Knowledge Power Time Our Time

In the world of screens, we're all tired of screens. That's why I think that live events have become so popular.

Live Tired World Think Why Become

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