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Alexander Woollcott Quotes

At 83 Shaw's mind was perhaps not quite as good as it used to be, but it was still better than anyone else's.

Alexander Woollcott

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: critic
Nationality: american
Birth: January 19, 1887 - January 23, 1943

Topics

Good Mind Better Used Still Than

We're constantly losing - we're losing time, we're losing ourselves. I don't feel for the things I lost.

Time Losing Feel Lost Things

I remember looking at the sky and thinking that the universe is so big and it's all chaos. I call it 'the dark fear.' At any moment, the dark fear could come in.

Fear Moment Sky Chaos Looking Dark

The way that I learned to be confident was I would ride the back of the city bus and sing very low.

Ride City Confident Back Way Bus

Our mother was so public - we always talked about her. But with her passing, all of a sudden we don't even want to talk about her.

Mother Want Talk Always Her Even

Hitherto I have courted Truth with a kind of Romantick Passion, in spite of all Difficulties and Discouragements: for knowledge is thought so unnecessary an Accomplishment for a Woman, that few will give themselves the Trouble to assist us in the Attainment of it.

Passion Truth Knowledge Woman Kind

I write books that will make 10 or 12 hours disappear, and hopefully they'll resonate with you for a few days, where you'll remember the characters and the story. That suits me fine; I am happy with that.

Michael Robotham

I Am Happy Me Story Suits Remember

No aeroplane you've ever gotten into had less than thousands of flights before they took their first passenger. Because vehicles are unsafe at first.

You First Because Than Before Less

The fact that Newark is having poetry festivals and peace conferences - all of these things are building an undeniable thesis that our city is making incredible strides forward.

Peace Poetry City Building Forward

I would not say that secret-keeping is one of my finer skills, actually.

Skills Say Would Finer Actually

I love to get on the road, but I also think arriving is such a thrill. Turning up at the train station in Mumbai, for example, to see people hanging off all the wonderful old carriages. It's extraordinary - everyone sitting with their chickens on their laps, moving forward but not going anywhere fast.

Love Moving Forward People Moving

As fears about the energy and environmental crises reach a fever pitch, we're all searching for solutions. And one possibility is that we could fix everything if we'd just shrink our population back down to about 2 billion people - which would put us roughly where we were at 80 years ago.

People Environmental Energy Reach

I have to have some kind of creative outlet; otherwise, I'm hell to be around.

Creative Hell Kind Some Around

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