George Plimpton Quotes

I remember being awed by it - the uniqueness and nicety of style - and I suspect I was a bit jealous because we were more or less of the same generation.

George Plimpton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 18, 1927 - September 25, 2003

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Perhaps the biggest economic shift during Obama's presidency came from a piece of legislation that wasn't sold as such. On March 21, 2010, Congress passed the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. It was Obama's boldest piece of legislation and the one that will most likely define him.

Andrew Ross Sorkin

CareBetterCongressMarchWillHim

Think for a moment about what Obamacare has done: The federal government has come up with its own (ever-evolving) definition of 'health insurance,' which now includes free access to sterilization, contraception, and certain abortifacients such as the morning-after pill.

John Cornyn

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Either men will learn to live like brothers, or they will die like beasts.

Max Lerner

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Scientists who study play, in animals and humans alike, are developing a consensus view that play is something more than a way for restless kids to work off steam; more than a way for chubby kids to burn off calories; more than a frivolous luxury.

Robin Marantz Henig

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I'm not a media darling. I'm forever the outsider, for whatever the reason is.

Russell Peters

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The sum of all sums is eternity.

Lucretius

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I'm of the opinion that life doesn't always tie up neatly at the end of the episode.

Joshua Jackson

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My becoming a film actor was more a twist of tale than a chosen course because I dared not to think I could ever become an actor. I couldn't even walk up on a stage and say 'Thank you' when we were to receive trophies at our sports meets at college.

Dilip Kumar

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You never know what's going on in someone else's life and that you can't always understand how what you say or what you do - no matter how big or small it may seem to you, it could be the end of the world for someone else.

Devin Druid

LifeWorldSmallEndSomeoneYou

I'm not nearly as brave and confident in some of the ways that I think stand-ups are.

Ari Graynor

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I've had one experience of writer's block in my life, and it was living hell. It was a terror for me.

Athol Fugard

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The whole of the 20th century has always put the car at the center. So by putting the pedestrian first, you create these livable places, I think, with more attraction and interest and character.

Prince Charles

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