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James A. Michener Quotes

Whatever I did, there was always someone around who was better qualified. They just didn't bother to do it.

James A. Michener

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: February 3, 1907 - October 16, 1997

Topics

Better Someone Always Whatever Just

It is better to make a piece of music than to perform one, better to perform one than to listen to one, better to listen to one than to misuse it as a means of distraction, entertainment, or acquisition of 'culture.'

Music Culture Better Entertainment

The main experience, I think, is that we have managed: people moving to Norway has made Norway richer, economically, but also our culture has become more rich in many ways.

Jens Stoltenberg

Culture Experience People Moving

The main thing experience has taught me is that one has to sort of hone their relationship to time, you know.

John Frusciante

Relationship Time Experience Me You

In the interest of full disclosure, let me state that I hate Hamas. They embody everything that I, as a human being, am fighting against: oppression, religious rule, and patriarchy. They empower Israel while dividing the Palestinians.

Hate Me Fighting Oppression Empower

Of course cake is not bread. Is this why Americans are fat? You confuse cake with bread?

Cake Fat You Bread Why Confuse

You're surfing with all this glamour, and a lot of people are talking about Gwyneth, JLo, and Cameron.

Steven Cojocaru

People Talking You Glamour Surfing

I was in business for 30 years, and my experience is that the best way to operate is to work fairly and closely with partners over a long period of time.

Work Business Time Best Experience

Resist the need to be 'right' all the time or to always have the last word.

Time Need Right Always Last Resist

I'm not as big a soccer fan as people might imagine, being British.

People Soccer Imagine Big British

We have to make America the best place in the world to do business.

Business Best World America Place

I love characters who are clever and smart, and you have to run to catch up with. I think there's something very appealing and rather heroic in that.

Love Smart Think You Run Clever

I went into the seminary when I was 16.

Clarence Thomas

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