Howard Nemerov Quotes

The nice thing about the Bible is it doesn't give you too many facts. Two an a half lines and it tells you the whole story and that leaves you a great deal of freedom to elaborate on how it might have happened.

Howard Nemerov

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 29, 1920 - July 5, 1991

Topics

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I heard that Jesus had a pet dinosaur. Evolution must be a myth then.

John Bacon

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Best-friend tattoos require so much prep work, which adds to their legitimacy. First, a friendship must be deep enough to warrant the rite; then the perfect symbol must be found to forge the bond.

Jenna Wortham

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As a strong supporter of our 2nd Amendment rights, I believe tougher enforcement of our nation's existing gun laws must be done before any more laws are enacted and put on the books.

Jeff Miller

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I guess as you get older you sort of see the mechanics, even with the best comedians. There's admiration for people I admire, but it's not guttural laughter. It's a wry 'Oh, well done, sir.' But I sort of miss that slightly; I miss the raw joy of comedy I used to get.

Stephen Merchant

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I can remember the World's Fair in New York in 1964; I was three.

Stanley Tucci

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Academics lack perspective. In a debate on whether the world is round, they would argue, 'No,' because it's an oblate spheroid. They suffer from 'the curse of knowledge': the inability to imagine what it's like not to know something that they know.

Steven Pinker

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I think if I'd never had found pro wrestling, I'd be a blue collar guy, working a 9-to-5 job.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

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Dictators are interesting, no?

Martin Parr

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Modesty, tis a virtue not often found among poets, for almost every one of them thinks himself the greatest in the world.

Miguel de Cervantes

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People make a lot of jokes about the empty nest. Let me tell you, it is no laughing matter. It is really hard.

Michelle Pfeiffer

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It was a no-brainer that the cellular route would be a great success in Africa.

Mo Ibrahim

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Lindor is a good player. When I was 20, I wasn't conditioned like he is.

Asdrubal Cabrera

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