Chaim Potok Quotes

To the extent that I come from a deeply religious tradition and have been contending with those beginnings all of my life - that constitutes the subject of much of my early fiction.

Chaim Potok

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 17, 1929 - July 23, 2002

Topics

LifeMy LifeTraditionEarlyFiction

When it rains, it pours - figuratively and literally.

John Cornyn

RainsLiterallyFiguratively

It's a juggernaut, yeah... but I'm not phased by making movies.

Matthew Vaughn

MoviesMakingYeahPhased

I know all's fair in love and war but when you go off and try to be by yourself and it ends up on the front page of the press it's frightening, knowing your life is under such scrutiny.

Michael Hutchence

LifeLoveYourselfWarYouKnow

For example, in my own State of Arizona, an Israeli scientist is working with an Arizona company on a demonstration project involving a very fast-growing algae which can be used to power a biomass energy plan.

John Shadegg

PowerEnergyPlanMy OwnProject

I was sitting in my office when someone called to tell me two light planes had collided with the World Trade Centre. I turned on my television; before long, there was this procession of people of all kinds walking up the street. What I remember most was the silence of that crowd; there was no sound.

Tom Wolfe

LightSilencePeopleMeWorldLong

The Bristol Channel was always my guide, and I was always able to draw an imaginary line from my bed to our house over in Wales. It was a great comfort.

Roald Dahl

GreatHouseComfortBedOverLine

I do say that I am in favor of the return of the guillotine and that is for the worst of the worst of the guilty.

Roseanne Barr

I AmGuiltySayWorstReturnFavor

The inaugural of Ronald Reagan, with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. And that was the greatest thing. Ronald Reagan and George Bush. That was - I still remember like it was yesterday.

Don Rickles

RememberYesterdayGreatestStill

I see more people taking charge of their well-being through the use of data and digital sensors, wearable health bands, and smartphone apps that can track and quantify everything from their heart rate, blood pressure, and sleep quality to steps walked and calories consumed.

Denise Morrison

HeartHealthQualitySleepPeople

Realistically, guys who are into gaming are not necessarily watching television.

Bonnie Hammer

TelevisionGamingWatchingWhoGuys

The great dream merchant Disney was a success because make-believe was what everyone seemed to need in a spiritually empty land.

Arthur Erickson

SuccessGreatDreamLandNeedEmpty

I hate performing on live television. It's so scary, because, if you screw up, you don't really get any retakes. So when I do television shows now, having been on 'Idol' really helps me mentally to just kind of take it all in. So I learned a lot from it.

Phillip Phillips

LiveHateMeYouTelevisionKind

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