James A. Michener Quotes

My work as a naval officer in World War II enabled me to serve on 49 different South Pacific islands so that I came to know the area about as well as anyone.

James A. Michener

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WorkWarMeWorldKnowWorld War II

It is exceedingly improbable that the identical action of the corresponding parts of the two retina is the result of a certain habituation, or of the influence of the mind.

Johannes P. Muller

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I started working as a movie writer and a movie producer... all the way back to 'Teen Wolf' and 'Commando.' All of those experiences, plus working both at DC and at Marvel - each of those things are bricks in the wall.

Jeph Loeb

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Any time the character is in a moral quandary is interesting. That's been true from the Greeks on down.

Robert Sean Leonard

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I was a gay man living in the epicenter of 20th-century America's worst health epidemic.

Robert Gober

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The Iraqis have once again failed to meet a deadline for a final draft of the constitution.

Matt Lauer

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Iran is a nation with American blood on its hands.

Jeff Duncan

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I don't think anyone sits down and thinks, 'I know, I'll be a chick-lit writer.' You write the book that you want to write and then other people say, 'Oh, that's chick-lit.' You say, 'Okay.' But it's not like you look around and go to a careers fair and there will be someone at the chick-lit author stand.

Sophie Kinsella

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For dramas, I've become more careful because now there are specific works that you think of when you hear the name Song Hye-kyo.

Song Hye-kyo

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Evolutionary psychology is one of four sciences that are bringing human nature back into the picture.

Steven Pinker

NaturePictureHuman NatureBack

Trust should be the basis for all our moral training.

Robert Baden-Powell

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I'm not sure people are ever completely comfortable telling pollsters what they do and don't think.

Diane Sawyer

PeopleThinkComfortableSureEver

A legacy for me is being a piece of the soundtrack of someone's life.

Brett Eldredge

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