Ernest Gaines Quotes

What I miss today more than anything else - I don't go to church as much anymore - but that old-time religion, that old singing, that old praying which I love so much. That is the great strength of my being, of my writing.

Ernest Gaines

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 15, 1933

Topics

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My ego and my vanities have nothing to do with comedy.

Jerry Lewis

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Trends carry on forever, until they stop. I want to be around after things come to a standstill. As a result, I tend to be pretty conservative.

Johann Rupert

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The Iraqi military are able to deploy these weapons within 45 minutes of a decision to do so.

John Scarlett

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When writing comedy, you have to have the confidence to believe that there is only one type of relationship in the world, and we are all having it, that all men behave in the same way and so do all women.

Steven Moffat

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There are many things worth living for, a few things worth dying for, and nothing worth killing for.

Tom Robbins

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Wrestling saved my life.

Roddy Piper

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Net neutrality is the idea that Internet service providers (ISPs) should treat all traffic that goes through their networks the same, not offering preferential treatment to some websites over others or charging some companies arbitrary fees to reach users.

Marvin Ammori

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Go to the grocery store and buy better things. Buy quality, buy organic, buy natural, go to the farmers market. Immediately that's going to increase the quality of the food you make.

Michael Symon

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Livability has always struck me as a consolation prize.

Jonathan Raymond

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For years, I hated myself. I covered the mirrors in my house. I literally couldn't have a mirror in my room.

Christina Ricci

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It's more egalitarian on the Internet - anyone can put anything up. But in terms of the money it takes to allow a band to get good, there's less of it to invest.

Chris Martin

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Career highlights? I had two - I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.

Bob Uecker

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