George W. S. Trow Quotes

For members of a traditional society where many traditions have been discredited, an interest in modernity can result in a restless sophistication. Mehmet Ertegun seems not to have been a restless man.

George W. S. Trow

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ManSocietyResultWhereTraditions

I don't really watch my moves all that often; I mean, really, I don't.

Jennifer Jason Leigh

MeanWatchMovesOftenReally

In the European tradition, rivers are seen as divisions between peoples. But in the Aboriginal tradition, rivers are seen as the glue, the highway, the linkage between people, not the separation. And that's the history of Canada: our rivers and lakes were our highways.

John Ralston Saul

HistoryPeopleTraditionCanadaGlue

The fighting back by indigenous people started in 1900: OK, they've cornered us. Our population is almost gone; they've defeated us. From there, the modern Indian rights movement started, and it was a very hard fight, with a lot of stuff going against them.

John Ralston Saul

FightPeopleFightingBackDefeated

When you get things right, good things happen.

Steve Easterbrook

GoodGood ThingsYouThings Happen

I turn to poems to find spaces that might enlarge, rather than distill, experience.

Mary Szybist

ExperienceFindTurnRatherThan

What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul.

Joseph Addison

EducationSoulSculptureMarble

I think a lot of mothers are doing as I am: starting up their own ventures as their children grow older, and having a kind of second blooming.

Donna Air

ChildrenI AmThinkGrowDoingKind

I just kind of go with what I am feeling and don't think I have any kind of recipe for it... I mean, that's what drew me into writing. It's fun, and sometimes you don't get a great song. Sometimes you do.

Cole Swindell

GreatI AmFunMeWritingSong

The standard of writing that I'm getting now from 'Big Finish' compares very favourably with some of the stuff I was doing on screen in the '80s.

Colin Baker

WritingDoingNowFinishBigScreen

Organize yourself so you aren't struggling to shop at the last minute. When you have real food, it's very easy to cook.

Alice Waters

FoodYourselfEasyYouRealCook

We really love all sports, but we don't think in the long term. The reason we did Kingpin was because there was a script we really liked and we saw the possibilities.

Peter Farrelly

LoveSportsThinkPossibilitiesLong

Intelligence we gathered at the time indicated that this was in fact leadership and we struck the leadership.

Peter Pace

LeadershipTimeIntelligenceFact

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