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Alex Haley Quotes

I look at my books the way parents look at their children. The fact that one becomes more successful than the others doesn't make me love the less successful one any less.

Alex Haley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: August 11, 1921 - February 10, 1992

Topics

Love Children Parents Me Look Way

If I talk about my father's funeral, as I did when I was promoting the last novel, 'Being Dead,' I'm not going to tell any lies, but there are certain things I'm not going to tell you, and I'm certainly not going to tell my grief.

Jim Crace

Father Grief You Talk Dead Tell

You're just sort of searching for this 'thing' and sometimes you get it and sometimes you don't. All music is imperfect, but in jazz since you're improvising, at least the way I play, I'm trying to follow my train of thought in a solo.

John Abercrombie

Music Thought Trying You Train Play

Sometimes I get intimidated by people, intellectuals, because I don't have a great education. The only thing I feel helps me compete with all these people, people with degrees from Harvard, that you're thrown in with and have to work with, is that I'm grounded.

Andie MacDowell

Work Education Great People Me You

Sadly, of course, there is real evil in the world. You watch the news, and you see all of the people suffering and so much cruelty.

Angelina Jolie

People Suffering Evil World You See

Build a company that changes the way things get done!

Michael Gerber

Done Build Way Changes Company Get

Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.

Jean de La Fontaine

Friend Wise Dangerous Enemy Nothing

I buy records - vinyl. I have a record player at home.

Amber Heard

Home Vinyl Buy Records Player

GLAAD has so much information and outlets about LGBTQ people and some of the issues we face and who we are.

Jazz Jennings

People Face Information Who Issues

Knowing what I know now and what I have been through, would I do it the same? I look at the alternative - a very simple life. It would have been nice to have a simple life.

Donny Osmond

Life Simple Look Simple Life Nice

From day one, since I was traded to the Clippers, the team has been amazing to not only me, but to my family.

Chris Paul

Family Day Amazing Me Team Been

I've been way too blessed. Had too much fun, too many rewards.

Ato Boldon

Fun Blessed Too Much Way Been Much

For all I know, my grandfather was a bank robber in Kilsyth.

Peter Capaldi

Know Grandfather Bank Robber