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Paul Johnson Quotes

Indeed it is the protean ability of Western civilization to be self-critical and self-correcting - not only in producing wealth but over the whole range of human activities - that constitutes its most decisive superiority over any of its rivals.

Paul Johnson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: british
Birth: November 2, 1928

Topics

Wealth Civilization Human Ability

I always wanted to be Gene Hackman and I always wanted to be, you know... I wanted to be one of these guys. I always wanted to be Bob Duvall.

John C. McGinley

You Know Always Wanted Guys Bob

To forget oneself is to be happy.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Happiness Happy Be Happy Forget

I grew up in a military family, and there's something about that military-style uniform, all cleaned up, a brutal control effort the military necessarily breeds.

Max Cannon

Family Effort Control Uniform Up

I would daydream about what it would be like to be an actor. I would even do talk shows where I interviewed myself.

Jeffrey Tambor

Myself Actor Talk Where Daydream

If you don't want fries with your Happy Meal, you can switch it for a fruit bag or a portion of carrot sticks. I think that is the sign of a progressive business.

Steve Easterbrook

Business Happy Fruit Think Bag You

When I ask my parents, it's incredibly obvious I was going to have a creative career at an early age. I've been forever telling stories since I was very young.

Sophie Kennedy Clark

Age Creative Parents Early Career

My work always tried to unite the true with the beautiful; but when I had to choose one or the other, I usually chose the beautiful.

Tom Stoppard

Work Beautiful Choose True Always

So many people romanticize writing. And I get it. But I never once wanted to be a writer.

Rory Freedman

People Writing Never Get Writer

That's the good thing about pop. You can do whatever you like... it's a bendable medium.

Roisin Murphy

Good You Whatever Pop Like About

Being in Hollywood is like being in the Christian right these days.

Rupert Everett

Christian Hollywood Right Days Being

Most of the shows I want to do I'm not smart enough to figure out how to watch.

David Spade

Smart Enough Want Out Watch Most

When you lose, there is a whole bunch of room for negativity and I don't feed into this stuff and I do not do any talking. I don't run my mouth.

Allen Iverson

Talking Negativity You Mouth Lose