Nelson Algren Quotes

Literature is made upon any occasion that a challenge is put to the legal apparatus by conscience in touch with humanity.

Nelson Algren

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 28, 1909 - May 9, 1981

Topics

ChallengeLegalLiteratureHumanity

You go down some street - no doubt it's there, and we have to do something about it, and our programmes are designed to do that - but if that's a picture of Newcastle, it's not the one I recognise and I bet none in the North East do either.

John Prescott

PictureDoubtYouDownGoStreet

So who or what is to blame for baseball games that go on forever? Two oft-cited culprits are constant replay calls and batters who leave the box in between every pitch to adjust their gloves and helmet and shin guards and elbow pads and then knock the dirt off their cleats before working up their stride for the next at-bat.

Mary Pilon

BaseballBlameHelmetGoGamesDirt

The stakes they play for in politics are paper and money. The chips they play with are your life.

Molly Ivins

LifeMoneyPoliticsPlayPaperYour

It's been exciting to share my story for people to relate to me and reach out.

Mirai Nagasu

PeopleMeStoryReachOutShare

Working with Dudley Moore was so hilarious. I don't know how we got anything done because everybody was laughing so hard, but he was such a wonderful man, and he had a kindness and a musicality and a dearness to him that was triumphant.

Liza Minnelli

KindnessManKnowDoneHardHim

I love my father, but I have worked to develop a separate and distinct identity in different projects I have worked on.

Jared Kushner

LoveFatherIdentityDifferent

I think that's something that all mothers have to deal with, especially single mothers. We work, and we have to leave the kids behind. And I think that's one of the reasons that we, not only as women but as families, we have to advocate for early childhood education for all of our children.

Dolores Huerta

WorkEducationWomenChildrenThink

Growing up, in church we had the homily; at home it's what I call the 'momily' - the inspirational and instructive mom-isms that every family has.

Christine Pelosi

InspirationalFamilyHomeGrowing Up

Sport develops your brain. It helps your learning. It's not an add-on at the end of the day.

Clare Balding

LearningDayBrainEndYourSport

Music is science. Everything is science. Because science is truth.

Chuck Berry

MusicTruthScienceEverything

No time is better spent than that spent in the service of your fellow man.

Bryant H. McGill

TimeServiceManBetterNo Time

I studied graphic design originally. I used to like drawing, and I was quite into technical drawing. I was always interested in the visual medium, but I thought I was going to be an architect or something like that, but it's quite a lonely job.

Asif Kapadia

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