George Woodcock Quotes

I don't believe in kicking away ladders. By that, I mean the ladders by which I ascended as a young writer, small magazines that didn't pay anything, and that sort of thing.

George Woodcock

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: May 8, 1912 - January 28, 1995

Topics

SmallBelieveYoungMeanPayAway

A hot air balloon requires a great deal of fuel to keep it aloft, so that you can't fly it even for one day. A gas balloon, which usually uses helium, has the problem that the helium cools at night when the sun is not on it, and you have to throw ballast overboard to keep it from going to the surface.

Steve Fossett

GreatDaySunFlyNightProblem

My parents weren't around much, but I assumed everybody's family was the same. I didn't know people had mummies and daddies who would give them milk and cookies after school. I just thought everybody lived on Central Park West and they had a nanny to take care of them.

Stephen Sondheim

FamilySchoolParentsPeopleThought

I've swam with great white sharks.

Rob James-Collier

GreatSharksWhite

You're a sovereign as a citizen. If you're not involved in your government, you're not doing your job. In the long run that's very bad for the Republic.

Michael Novak

JobGovernmentDoingLongYouBad

We need to be honest with the public.

Mitch McConnell

NeedHonestTo Be HonestPublic

I think going on tour, having lots of songs and music videos would be super cool.

JoJo Siwa

MusicCoolThinkGoingVideosTour

I studied at a university in Florence and finished my degree. My mother was very strict about this recipe: You need to get your degree.

Donatella Versace

MotherYouNeedDegreeUniversity

I would love to continue to challenge myself by trying different things. Action, Drama, Comedy. I would be grateful to do any and all of it if someone is kind enough to hire me!

Claire Holt

LoveMyselfChallengeGratefulMe

Normally, when someone we love is turning away from a struggle, we self-protect by also turning away. That's definitely my first response. I think change is more likely to happen if both partners have common language and a shared lens to see problems.

Brene Brown

LoveChangeStruggleLove IsThink

I love my dad. There is no doubt about that. He is a wonderful man and a good person. Like many father/son relationships, we have our struggles, our misunderstandings, and our miscommunications. We are very different people, but also very similar at the same time.

Brad Goreski

LoveGoodTimeManPeopleDoubt

My favorite thing to do in the summer was to sleep out in the forest on the farm I grew up on.

Bobby Berk

SleepForestFarmSummerOutUp

We've got a lot of pressure going. This is for my Latin counterpart.

Bobby Bonilla

PressureGotGoingLatinCounterpart

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