Elmer Davis Quotes

When a middle-aged man says in a moment of weariness that he is half dead, he is telling the literal truth.

Elmer Davis

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 13, 1890 - May 18, 1958

Topics

TruthMomentManDeadMiddle-Aged

I'd much rather hang out in a cafe. That's where things are really happening.

Joe Sacco

CafeOutHangThingsWhereRather

I span the entire geek spectrum.

Joe Abercrombie

GeekSpectrumSpanEntire

My siblings and I are known as ABCs, American-born Chinese.

Jennifer Lee

ChineseKnown

I wanted to do 'Manzanar' because I'd never done anything like it before. The spoken word there is between a drama and an essay, and I'd never worked in concert with an orchestra.

John Cho

DramaDoneNeverOrchestraAnything

I work through teams. It's the only way I know how to work.

Angela Ahrendts

WorkKnowWayThroughOnlyHow

I seek as much as I can to mitigate risk.

John R. Allen

I CanRiskSeekMuchMitigate

I have a weakness for treating people's economic interests as their only interest, ignoring things like belonging and pride and the desire to send a message to those who ignore you.

Anand Giridharadas

PeoplePrideWeaknessIgnoreYou

The classics of Marxism, while fully appreciating the significance of the Darwinian theory, pointed out the errors of which Darwin was guilty. Darwin's theory, though unquestionably materialist in its main features, is not free from some serious errors.

Trofim Lysenko

FreeGuiltySeriousOutTheorySome

Obviously a primary liberal conviction is that we should be tolerant of other peoples' convictions. But if we believe in something, we had better find ways to say so convincingly.

Tony Judt

BelieveBetterFindSayConviction

In Tom Cone's work nothing is easy.

Roger Rees

WorkEasyNothingTomCone

We wouldn't be as far along as a country if we didn't take on some of Martin Luther King's ways that he instilled in us.

Rodney King

KingCountryTakeUsAlongFar

Everyone doubted I could go 10 rounds because my fights have stopped early. But I knew I could because of the work I'd done in the gym.

Joseph Parker

WorkGymEarlyGoDoneEveryone

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