Alfred A. Knopf Quotes

The writer who can't do his job looks to his editor to do it for him, though he won't dream of sharing his royalties with that editor.

Alfred A. Knopf

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: publisher
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 12, 1892 - August 11, 1984

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Of course art world ethics are important. But museums are no purer than any other institution or business. Academics aren't necessarily more high-minded than gallerists.

Jerry Saltz

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A strong E.U., a strong NATO, and a true strategic partnership between them is profoundly in our interest.

John McCain

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Whenever someone wants to say something to a whole mass of people by breaking into song, there's probably something wrong with them.

Robert Lopez

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I'm not a shill for the Democratic Party.

Michael J. Fox

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I really like writing music. That's kind of like my little hobby. I like that because sometimes you don't really have any control when you're an actor, over what you're doing next, and everything is kind of decided by other people. You're always waiting to hear from people.

Amelia Warner

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I'm not cynical or bitter in any way. Life's too short; you get ripped off, but if you hold a grudge, it's going to affect you. You take it on the chin, you learn, you try not to make the same mistakes.

Tony Fernandes

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Singing is something I love to do. I feel very confident doing it.

Millie Bobby Brown

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I think the best thing I could ever teach my daughter is that she's not an object or a trophy, and that she can trust in herself and believe in herself and that you are not your things, and you are not your job.

Josh Homme

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My favorite actor is Wallace Beery.

Don Johnson

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Any passion to collect has some meaning behind it.

Douglas Coupland

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We all face difficulties of our own, and how comforting it is to immerse yourself in a book - my book, any book, any romance. It's entertainment, it's escape, and it can even be an inspiration!

Debbie Macomber

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To develop political and economic power in a capitalist society, you need capital.

Bobby Seale

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