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Bill Mauldin Quotes

Patton was living in the Dark Ages. Soldiers were peasants to him. I didn't like that attitude.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: cartoonist
Nationality: american
Birth: October 29, 1921 - January 22, 2003

Topics

Attitude Dark Living Soldiers Him

I feel there has to be a certain amount of improvisation as I'm writing, which means any idea or any commitment to a project is risky. It involves time; it involves gathering of material, and sometimes it just doesn't work. Sometimes it does. As I'm starting out on a project, I can't tell if it will click or not.

Work Time Commitment Writing Feel

The secret of having a personal life is not answering too many questions about it.

Life Questions Personal Secret Many

Isn't that what we come into politics for? To say to people: 'You can do it, too - there is a chance to serve your community. There is a chance to shape it co-operatively and democratically, without fear or favour.' And that is what I tried to do.

Fear Community Politics People You

McDonald's, Barbie - they're all icons, recognizable from London to Timbuktu.

McDonald Barbie London Icons

Yeah, I'm an open book.

Book Open Open Book Yeah

There are a lot of people in the Rust Belt who felt like, 'Nobody's concerned about me, and my shot at the American dream is going away.' We need to restore that.

American Dream People Me American

The time to hesitate is through.

Time Through Hesitate

There's this idea of America that some people have to win and some have to lose, so certain things are in place to make this happen. Some people have to be the next legislators and political elites, and some have to fill the prisons and work in McDonald's. That's how America works. It's a machine which needs people up top and people down low.

Work People Win Political America

There are no real guidelines or maps in Australia as to how to write a show, whereas in Hollywood it's where the TV industry is created and there's a lot of work that goes into development.

Work Australia Hollywood Development

Being a Barrymore didn't help me, other than giving me a great sense of pride and a strange spiritual sense that I felt OK about having the passion to act. It made sense because my whole family had done it and it helped rationalise it for me.

Family Passion Great Spiritual Me

I do take class because I still dance, and yes, I do slip into class with the Royal Ballet from time to time.

Time Dance Royal Class Yes Take

It's easy to be a tough guy when no one's going to come knocking on your door.

Door Tough Easy Tough Guy Guy Going

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