Glen Campbell Quotes

Our dad taught us not to be a loafer and a slough-off, that you don't blame somebody else for your misfortunes.

Glen Campbell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 22, 1936 - August 8, 2017

Topics

BlameYouUsSomebodyYourOur

There are no subtleties in a war zone. I think that's why comedy does so well there. It goes right for the gut. So those punch lines start penetrating the bullet-proof vests.

Jeff Ross

WarStartThinkComedyWhyRight

I wanted to be a cartoonist when I was young.

Jean-Michel Basquiat

YoungWantedCartoonist

I've always loved to play games, and face it: investing is one big game. You need to be decisive, open-minded, flexible and competitive.

Stanley Druckenmiller

GameFaceLovedYouPlayFlexible

I started writing stories in sixth grade. But writing wasn't cool, like being good at sports, or being part of the in crowd, or winning fights on the playground.

Rodman Philbrick

GoodSportsCoolWritingWinning

I think I have written the things I was put on Earth to write.

Michel Faber

ThinkEarthWriteThingsI Think

You're always trying to do something that, on one hand, honors all those stories, that is still in some way the same character that Stan Lee and Jack Kirby were doing back in the sixties. But, at the same time, you want to be able to tell new stories and not just rehash what's come before.

Jason Aaron

CharacterTimeDoingTryingYouNew

We have to give people dreams; we have to give people hope. In terms of government, in terms of society, that's our goal. You can't have a group of people that don't dream, that see themselves as dead or in jail.

Courtney B. Vance

DreamsHopeGovernmentPeopleGoal

What really motivates you to try to work things out as an actor is in large part fear, because you want to get into that narrative and bring the audience along.

Annette Bening

WorkFearYouWantActorTry

My motto is to do everything absolutely flat out and to the best of your ability.

Allan McNish

MottoBestAbilityEverythingOut

As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods; they kill us for their sport.

William Shakespeare

UsGodsFliesSportWanton

If you would convince others, seem open to conviction yourself.

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

YourselfYouOthersOpenConviction

I believe in decentralized democracy.

Sharad Pawar

DemocracyBelieveI Believe

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