Nelson Algren Quotes

The reason nobody investigates the men who are trading off our freedoms for private enrichment is that they are the very ones who are doing the investigating.

Nelson Algren

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MenDoingNobodyReasonOffWho

I can't think of any more important issue. If we get this right, we'll not only preserve our landscape for future generations we'll be able to generate I think more investment and more job opportunities in the inland and we sure as hell need those jobs.

John Anderson

FutureJobOpportunitiesThinkHell

Just because you might have a sparring match on the air doesn't mean there's any personal animosity.

Megyn Kelly

YouJust BecausePersonalMeanAir

Your most important sale in life is to sell yourself to yourself.

Maxwell Maltz

LifeYourselfImportantSellYour

The work of the political activist inevitably involves a certain tension between the requirement that position be taken on current issues as they arise and the desire that one's contributions will somehow survive the ravages of time.

Angela Davis

WorkTimeSurvivePoliticalDesire

Pain is the root of knowledge.

Simone Veil

KnowledgePainRoot

I actually find prank CDs pretty annoying.

Matt Besser

FindPrettyAnnoyingPrankActually

Sometimes bad things are going to happen in your life, and those things can make you stronger if you just learn how to get over them.

Lolo Jones

LifeLearnStrongerYouBadOver

I have never considered myself a prodigy. Others have used that term, but I never bought in to it.

Joshua Waitzkin

MyselfOthersNeverUsedProdigy

I get a little jealous of these actor boys. They walk into a club, and in two seconds flat there are swarms of girls who are wanting so badly to touch them or just say hello. That's not the case with me, or any other girl I know.

Claire Danes

GirlWalkMeJealousKnowSay

I would love to go to space, take a view of the Earth, see the stars without the mask or the atmosphere. I think that would be an absolutely amazing experience.

Sunil Nagaraj

LoveStarsExperienceSpaceAmazing

I've tried a lot of different apps to manage Twitter on my phone (I use Hootsuite on my laptop), but I think the official Twitter app is really good.

Susan Orlean

GoodThinkPhoneDifferentLaptop

The World Cup is a very important way to measure the good players, and the great ones. It is a test of a great player.

Pele

GoodGreatWorldMeasureImportant

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