James A. Michener Quotes

I can't remember how old I was, maybe 13, 14, and to see these fellows and hear their stories and to see life come to such a drab ending - my God, a poorhouse in those days was something. You would have to be inert not to respond to it.

James A. Michener

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LifeGodEndingRememberYouSee

I used to get nervous about three weeks before a gig... now I've managed to condense it down to a manageable ten minutes.

Jo Brand

DownNowThreeNervousUsedGet

My nan tells me to eat her fish balls and not drink alcohol. I'd rather have the fish balls.

Jess Glynne

MeAlcoholFishDrinkBallsEat

The way I evolved was playing straight-ahead jazz into playing more fusion-type stuff just because I was young enough to get into it. As I get older, I find myself coming back to where I kind of started.

John Abercrombie

MyselfEnoughBackFindYoungJazz

I relished the opportunity to be on Broadway... It's the holy grail for people like me.

Jeremy Piven

OpportunityPeopleMeBroadwayHoly

Women love to be asked more about their clothes than their work. We're dolls; we made a wish to become alive.

Jenny Slate

WorkLoveWomenWishClothesAlive

To the humblest among them, who may be listening to me now, I want to say that the masterpiece to which you are paying historic homage this evening is a painting which he has saved.

Andre Malraux

MePaintingListeningEveningYou

My work on happiness is the only thing I've ever done where I've heard people in the supermarket talking about it, for instance.

Angus Deaton

WorkHappinessPeopleTalkingDone

You do not walk into any hearing or committee meeting and reveal confidential communications with the president of the United States, who's entitled to receive confidential communications in your best judgment about a host of issues.

Jeff Sessions

BestWalkYouMeetingPresident

From the time that I was a child, I loved interacting with people. I would go around door-to-door and sell candies and gift-wrapping paper, and it was a great way to interact with people and communicate with people.

Jeff Koons

GreatTimeChildPeopleLovedGo

The total station economy is about $800 million dollars a year, and about $90 million comes from the government. In the long run, we would be better off without federal funding.

Ron Schiller

GovernmentBetterYearLongRunOff

I get around OK with a toolbox. As a kid, I picked up skills following my dad through the oil fields of Oklahoma and West Texas. My wife Janine is hard to impress, but she does think it's cool when I fix things around the house.

Ronnie Dunn

WifeCoolTexasThinkHouseSkills

Repeating a grade needs to be the last resort, not an automatic response to a child who is struggling to learn.

Roy Barnes

ChildLearnLastResponseResort

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