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Ernest Gaines Quotes

The sharecropper may lower his eyes, but not because he's less of a man. That's just a condition of society that such things exist.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Eyes Man Society Things May Exist

Information comes through to me in 3 basic ways seen, hearing, and feeling the energy of the person that's crossed over. In which it is a symbolic type of language.

Me Energy Language Information Over

If you go back to the Conan the Barbarian series, I really liked that.

You Back Go Liked Really Barbarian

I like restraint. Even with actors, restraint is something that I work on the most.

Work Something Restraint Like Even

The greatest value of a picture is when it forces us to notice what we never expected to see.

Value Picture Never See Greatest Us

I never thought much about success early on. I only thought about being a comedian - or just being in show business, is really more accurate.

Success Business Thought Early Never

I disapprove of lots of decisions made by George Bush: the war, the meddling in the affairs of other countries, the conversations with dictators; it was a dark time.

Time War Decisions Dark Dictators

To speak as the common people do, to think as wise men do is style.

Style Men Wise People Speak Think

Some of your worst gangsters are guys who were very low-key.

Worst Low-Key Who Your Some Guys

If I were a writer, how I would enjoy being told the novel is dead. How liberating to work in the margins, outside a central perception. You are the ghoul of literature. Lovely.

Work Perception Literature Enjoy You

I think we need to look for any opening we can to avoid a war and we shouldn't pass up any opportunity for resolution.

Dennis Kucinich

Opportunity War Think Resolution Up

Most of the commissions that I get are either corporate jobs or celebrity jobs. Like, Wishbone had me make a whole fashion show - the clothes were all made out of real salad ingredients.

Me Fashion Clothes Celebrity Salad

The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort.

Competition Effort People Win Above

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