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James A. Michener Quotes

The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of life comes when dreams are surrendered to reality.

James A. Michener

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Life Dreams Reality Temptation

We talk about players of yesteryear, guys who could play or couldn't play, and I think it's ridiculous to try to even compare people... The things that you can do in basketball today that you couldn't even do then... you can carry the ball; you walk all over the place.

Today Walk People Basketball Think

If you go back to the Conan the Barbarian series, I really liked that.

You Back Go Liked Really Barbarian

No one could possibly look all the time like my photographs. It is dreadfully hard to live up to them. They stare at me everywhere.

Live Time Me Look Hard Up

The Apollo program certainly had no real commercial value. It was done for very different reasons and, I think, very good reasons for the time. It's an extraordinary achievement of mankind, but it wasn't sustainable.

Good Time Achievement Value Think

If you expect to grow your business, you need to be plotting out your schedules days in advance. Until you get that most basic of steps orchestrated, you can never get to the critical steps that I outline in any one of dozens of books.

Business Grow You Never Need Out

As though there were a tie And obligation to posterity. We get them, bear them, breed, and nurse: What has posterity done for us. That we, lest they their rights should lose, Should trust our necks to gripe of noose?

Trust Lose Done Bear Rights Tie

We've come to expect so little from online privacy measures that public displays of concern about the matter are more or less for show. Being devastated to discover you've been tagged in somebody else's photo has an air of the melodramatic about it at this point.

You Privacy Matter More Air Little

We all get so caught up in the moment of what we're doing every day, it's hard to hit that reset button and get pulled away from all that and see life from a different perspective.

Life Moment Perspective Day Doing

If people know you'll go to any lengths for your client, they're less likely to play games with you.

People You Play Go Know Games

Jazz, and the history of jazz, is the history of America.

Ron Cephas Jones

History America Jazz The History Of

Like many men, I am not ashamed to admit that my principal joys are domestic. I love cooking, and I love looking after my children. Indeed, the times that I have with them are the only ones when I feel unconditionally happy.

Louis de Bernieres

Love Children Cooking Men I Am Feel

I hope that the message I conveyed in 'Julie of the Wolves' is to tell young people to think things out. Think independently.

Jean Craighead George

Hope People Wolves Think Young Out

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