Nelson Algren Quotes

Since I'm essentially optimistic, I can't imagine a world in which man is totally decimated or degraded.

Nelson Algren

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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A great leader should make it clear to her team members that as a matter of culture, her job is to replace herself. A new hire should know from the outset that she will ultimately have to bring in new talent to replace herself so that she can personally better herself and achieve loftier goals.

Joe Lonsdale

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My parents had an arranged marriage, as did so many other people when I was growing up. My father came and had a life in the United States one way and my mother had a different one, and I was very aware of those things. I continue to wonder about it, and I will continue to write about it.

Jhumpa Lahiri

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After I retired and came off the road, I gathered up all my musical instruments and suddenly, I wanted them all to be perfect.

Tom T. Hall

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Well, you can't trust most people in this game, period; it can be a very shady business.

Marvin Hagler

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Honestly, I'm not a big movie buff in general. The only movies I own is probably the 'Indiana Jones' trilogy.

Miles Teller

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I want to direct, write, produce... y'know, I love the entertainment industry.

Jason Marsden

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I don't want to talk about genies in bottles anymore.

Christina Aguilera

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I often say flippantly that the short story is... shorter; you can be done with it more easily. It's much less of a commitment of time and energy than a big project like a novel or long nonfiction book.

Bobbie Ann Mason

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Modern life has gotten so strange, we all get 150 emails and text messages a day, and it's hard when things are moving that quickly to keep that sense of wonder about being alive.

Brit Marling

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I like to watch MTV for escapist pleasure, but when I saw Snooki, I saw my twin. I couldn't lose myself in the show anymore because there I was.

Anne Hathaway

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One's memories aren't what actually happened - they're very subjective. You can always make it much better, right?

Wong Kar-wai

MemoriesBetterYouRightAlways

Architecture is definitely a political act.

Peter Eisenman

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