James Gleick Quotes

Information is not knowledge, and knowledge is not wisdom. Reading - even browsing - an old book can yield sustenance denied by a database search. Patience is a virtue, gluttony a sin.

James Gleick

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 1, 1954

Topics

PatienceWisdomKnowledgeReading

Wit doesn't make girls pretty.

Jeanne Calment

WitPrettyMake

I've got Indian looks, but there is nothing in my background.

Amy Jackson

LooksNothingGotBackgroundIndian

Most people, I think, have accepted that it's not up to them to control other people's choices, except, it seems, when it comes to Washington, D.C., where everyone has an opinion about people's uteruses.

Shonda Rhimes

PeopleControlOpinionChoicesThink

I only ever play Vegas one night at a time. It's a hideous, gaudy place; it may not be the end of the world per se, but you can certainly see it from there.

Robin Williams

TimeWorldNightEndVegasYou

Everybody in politics claims to want to get everybody out of poverty. What's the opposite? Wealth. And what is often criticized by the left? Wealth.

Rush Limbaugh

PoliticsPovertyWealthWantOut

I'm great at leaving. I am less talented at getting left, though I should be better, given how much it's happened.

Mary H.K. Choi

GreatI AmBetterLeavingLeftMuch

One of my sayings is: look good, feel good, do good.

Michelle Carter

GoodFeel GoodFeelLookSayings

Maybe I should have taken it easy on the smaller shows especially, but all in all, I have no regrets.

Mick Foley

ExperienceDayPeopleBookBusyYou

I personally dealt with a lot of depression and anxiety in my life.

Miles Heizer

LifeDepressionMy LifeAnxietyLot

I am a world expert on how to organise tasks in a senseless order, totally unrelated to priority, and thus create a massive panic leading up to an important deadline.

Lucy Hawking

I AmWorldCreateImportantExpert

I don't see myself as some kind of fightin'-the-good-fight guy. But I always feel like if you don't like one kind of music or the other, it's just not for you.

Chris Stapleton

MusicMyselfFeelYouKindSee

Yahoo is a great company, and anyone should be proud to be CEO.

Brad Garlinghouse

GreatProudCompanyCEOShould

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