George Jean Nathan Quotes

Politics is the diversion of trivial men who, when they succeed at it, become important in the eyes of more trivial men.

George Jean Nathan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: editor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 14, 1882 - April 8, 1958

Topics

EyesMenPoliticsSucceedImportant

We are, in many respects, in a moral and spiritual free-fall in our country, and we are paying a terrible price.

Joel C. Rosenberg

SpiritualCountryPriceMoralOur

I can barely remember what I wrote yesterday, let alone 10 years ago.

Andrew Sullivan

AloneRememberI CanYesterdayYears

These girls play tennis first and foremost, the fact that many of them are very glamorous is a major bonus for any promoter.

John Lindsay

PlayTennisFirstGlamorousFact

I often think about what love can inspire in the world, not just in the eyes of the object of your affection.

Michael Arden

LoveEyesWorldInspireThinkJust

Enrollment in Colorado is expected to expand about 25 percent in seven years. It's very difficult to find those additional funds. Therefore, I think you're probably going to have increased pressure on tuition.

Roy Romer

ThinkPressureYouFindColorado

I come from this really small town near Nashville, Tennessee, where everything was la-di-da and normal.

Miley Cyrus

SmallSmall TownNashvilleEverything

I'm afraid that - not necessarily deliberately, but consistently - I've made a kind of laboratory out of my life, where I mix the stuff in the test tubes to create explosions - possibly resulting in interesting by-products. I mean, not deliberately - I'd be crazy to deliberately do that - or maybe not.

Jay McInerney

LifeCrazyInterestingMy LifeKind

Listening is harder than just acting. Listening is the hardest part.

Brett Ratner

ListeningActingHardestJustThan

Some Sundays, I read it quickly - other Sundays, I savor it. I generally spend most of my time in 'The New York Times Book Review,' 'Sunday Business,' 'Sunday Review,' and 'The New York Times Magazine.' I turn all the other pages, only stopping when I find a headline that interests me.

Brad Feld

BusinessTimeNew YorkMeBookFind

The essence of paint ball is the fact that when you get hit by a ball full of paint, it hurts just enough to say, 'Ow, I gotta get out of the way,' but not enough to say, 'I quit.'

William Shatner

EnoughYouSayQuitWayPaint

There are some things that we know are just not as pleasant as the lies that we tell ourselves, and in that sense in order to endure existence everyone endures a certain amount of dishonesty in their everyday lives.

Todd Rundgren

KnowEverydayDishonestyExistence

I'm not a follower. I'm a leader. And anyone who speaks their mind is always criticised.

Tyler, The Creator

LeaderMindAlwaysFollowerWho

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