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Saul Bellow Quotes

Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take small steps.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: June 10, 1915 - April 5, 2005

Topics

Small Reach Goal Steps Take Must

Building a mechanical device for its appearance is like putting lace on a bowling ball.

Building Appearance Mechanical Lace

I suppose I try to look for those things where the world turns on you. It's every automobile accident, every accident at a party, you're having a good time until suddenly you're not.

Good Time Having A Good Time World

Professional politicians are busy looking out for their jobs. Send me to Congress so I can look out for your job.

Robert J. Garagiola

Job Me Looking Busy Look I Can

The Rolling Stones are much more accomplished than Jefferson Airplane, who are more like tribal people. That is, they present something which exists: The music and the hippie.

Jean-Luc Godard

Music People Airplane Present More

There has to be something that I like about a character for me to be able to play him.

Character Me Play Him Something

I'm extremely content with my silver and bronze medals. But once I won the gold, I fell in love.

Love Gold Silver Medals Content Won

I respect the game that goes on of putting this against that, but I don't respect, nor do I enjoy, an awful lot of the actual programs that go on the air.

Respect Game Enjoy Go Air Against

The president of the United States is a pretty important position, and it's the ideas and policies that matter to me, not the color of their skin.

Me Ideas Color Skin Important

The Republicans ought to be nowhere near trying to help Obama save his bacon. But they don't think that's what they're doing, I'm convinced. You talk about trauma and the need for therapy, I really think that the Republicans have been genuinely psychologically traumatized by decades of media criticism.

Think Criticism Doing Media Help

I've been painting off and on since I was in sixth grade. I don't paint when I'm acting - I'm not really able to split my focus that way. I do it intensely when I'm doing it, but I'm reluctant to take myself too seriously as a painter because that would mean there would be pressure to be better than I am.

Michelle Pfeiffer

Myself Focus I Am Painting Better

A memoir should have some uplifting quality, inspiring or illuminating, and that's what separates a life story that can influence other people.

Life Quality People Influence Story

I think my career would probably be in a better place had I been more aggressive. But I don't have it in me. I'm not a competitive person, and I'm also really private.

Me Think Better Career Place Person

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