James Dickey Quotes

Detachment produces a peculiar state of mind. Maybe that's the worst sentence of all, to be deprived of feeling what a human being ought to be entitled to feel.

James Dickey

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 2, 1923 - January 19, 1997

Topics

MindFeelFeelingWorstHumanBeing

I may have many faults, but being wrong ain't one of them.

Jimmy Hoffa

WrongMayBeingFaultsManyThem

Once, I was out of the house 93 days in a year. I was missing grandparents' days at schools and kids' birthdays and Valentine's Day, not to mention the fact that when you're on the road, you can't get anything done. I had to learn to say 'No,' cut back on travel.

Jerry Spinelli

Valentine's DayDayTravelRoadYear

The president of the United States actually has to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time.

John Edwards

TimeWalkPresidentSameGumUnited

Always trying new things is always more fun, and it can be scary, but it's always more fun in the end.

John Krasinski

New ThingsFunEndTryingNewMore

I love Martin Amis.

Maura Tierney

LoveI LoveMartin

Indoor pools just don't seem as inviting to me.

Summer Sanders

MeSeemJustInvitingPoolsIndoor

Unless you're born here, I don't know if you can ever become a full New Yorker.

Trevor Moore

YouBornNewKnowBecomeHere

I have an everyday religion that works for me. Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line.

Lucille Ball

LoveYourselfReligionLove Yourself

Every retarded, deformed, crippled, handicapped, or senile person, who has been baptized, is a powerhouse for good in a wicked world by reason of the grace of God that dwells in his soul.

Mother Angelica

GoodGodSoulGraceWorldPerson

Our creative communities in Nashville, in L.A. and New York, and in Austin, those are communities you want to see stay viable.

Marsha Blackburn

CreativeNew YorkYouNewWantSee

Drama school was a lifeline for me, it saved me. I found it very nurturing - I just clung on.

Lily James

SchoolMeDramaNurturingJustVery

I love whiskey and haggis. I can't get enough of either.

Kevin McKidd

LoveEnoughGetWhiskeyEither

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