Charles J. Shields Quotes

Bernard Vonnegut, named for his paternal grandfather, was born August 29, 1914. He was a serious-looking little boy, even in informal photographs.

Charles J. Shields

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 2, 1951

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BornGrandfatherBoyLittleAugust

I always give the example, if you turn on the radio today, black radio, Lenny Kravitz is not black. Bob Marley wasn't black: in the beginning, only white college stations played Bob Marley.

Spike Lee

TodayBeginningCollegeBlackYou

I've been called crazy many times before.

Tom Shadyac

CrazyBeenBeforeManyTimes

Sixteen years on the road is long enough. Twenty years is unthinkable.

Robbie Robertson

RoadEnoughLongYearsTwenty

Government attempts to ban fracking should be aborted. The government should lift the burdensome regulations that have made the construction of nuclear power plants excessively expensive, thereby freeing up even more natural gas for direct use or for methanol manufacture.

Robert Zubrin

PowerGovernmentPlantsConstruction

I grew up in Colombo but was lucky enough to spend a lot of time in the countryside as well. Although there was considerable turbulence, even in the 1950s, it did not throw a shadow on my consciousness.

Romesh Gunesekera

TimeShadowEnoughLuckyUp1950s

I am not afraid of the pen, or the scaffold, or the sword.

Mary Harris Jones

I AmPenSwordAfraidAmScaffold

The message I really want to get out there is that I'm someone who works hard, gets the most out of his talent, off the course has a great family life.

Luke Donald

LifeFamilyGreatTalentSomeone

The downfall of the church will not come from a lack of apologetic teaching; it will come from disintegration of the families in the church.

Josh McDowell

ChurchWillDownfallTeachingCome

The wisdom of crowds works when the crowd is choosing the price of an ox, when there's a single numeric average. But if it's a design or something that matters, the decision is made by committee, and that's crap. You want people and groups who are able to think thoughts before they share.

Jaron Lanier

WisdomDecisionPeopleThoughtsYou

When it gets to the knockout stages of Europe, we all know anything can happen.

Diego Godin

KnowHappenEuropeAnythingStages

The biggest picture you see is making it to the Super Bowl and winning it. There are a lot of guys who have played 14, 15, 16 years and never been there.

DeAngelo Williams

WinningPictureYouSuper BowlNever

I can look into someone's eyes and feel like I know her better, versus a phone call, where you can't get that same type of emotion. That's why text messaging gets you in trouble: You can't bond, and emoticons explain only so much.

Apolo Ohno

EyesBondBetterSomeoneYouLook

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