George W. S. Trow Quotes

The most powerful men were those who most effectively used the power of adult competence to enforce childish agreements.

George W. S. Trow

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 28, 1943 - November 24, 2006

Topics

PowerMenPowerfulChildishAdult

I've been homeschooled since ninth grade.

Jessica Sanchez

BeenGradeSinceNinth

The process was remarkably cathartic. I'd sit and listen to my father's voice - having not heard some of these tapes for 30 years and hearing his voice laying me down for a nap, our giggles and cooking dinner - and I remembered all those wonderful days. Normal days.

Jennifer Grant

FatherCookingMeDinnerVoiceDown

It's pretty challenging in a small country to develop a business school with a world-class reputation because of the problem of attracting a critical mass of top-class researchers.

John Quelch

BusinessSchoolSmallReputation

Birthdays are just weird! I like to have something simple like a dinner with friends and family if possible.

Stephanie Sigman

FamilySimpleFriends And FamilyJust

In the South we experienced, you know, some black kids who gave us a hard time because - cause 'you talk white.' We didn't talk white. We talked fairly proper. Plus, we had a Midwestern accent, so we didn't have a Southern accent, either. So it wasn't really talking white; it was talking different.

Stuart Scott

TimeBlackTalkingYouWhiteKnow

I look like a real bag lady when I go to Starbucks with my dog and get my chai.

Shirley MacLaine

DogBagLadyLookGoStarbucks

All civil rights and the right to hold office were to be extended to persons of any Christian denomination.

Roger Sherman

ChristianCivil RightsOfficeRight

A child from the age of 2 or 3 absorbs what is in the environment and what generates hatred for anyone perceived to be different.

Rita Levi-Montalcini

AgeChildBe DifferentEnvironment

I'm a situationist when it comes to anything creative, and that stands with the visual part of anything I do as well. I deal with the concrete things I have in front of me, and I think that's a wise way to be.

Roisin Murphy

CreativeWiseMeThinkWayConcrete

Irrespective of age, we mourn for those loved and lost. Mourning is one of the deepest expressions of pure love.

Russell M. Nelson

LoveAgeLovedLostDeepestPure

The support in Britain made a big difference.

Louise Woodward

SupportDifferenceBigMadeBritain

They talk of a man betraying his country, his friends, his sweetheart. There must be a moral bond first. All a man can betray is his conscience.

Joseph Conrad

ManBondFriendsCountryMoralTalk

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