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James A. Michener Quotes

If I were a young man today, I might be lured into the moviemaking industry. You can really make a statement there.

James A. Michener

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Today Man You Young Young Man Make

This is what Steve Jobs understood: Brands are defined not by the best thing on the product but by the worst thing.

Best Product Worst Understood Thing

Travelling's so much better when you know you've got a lovely home to go back to.

Home Better You Back Go Know

When you tell people you're in history, they give you this pained expression because that was the course they hated in high school. But history can be exciting, intellectually rigorous, and fun.

History School Fun People You High

Music remains the most strange of the materials because we don't understand what happens when music moves you.

Michael Tippett

Music You Strange Understand Because

You cannot trust 25 guys in a locker room to have the same respect and training as I do with a weapon. That I do understand. I've carried a gun for 10 years. I've carried them in the locker room, and nobody really knows about it. I know how to handle myself.

Respect Myself Trust Training Gun

When you get to really involve yourself with a piece and the other people, and you get to feel like it's a community and you're all building something together, it helps me to produce better work, I think.

Work Community Together Yourself Me

The United States has never been afraid of a challenge. In times of crisis, it is American innovation and ingenuity that has forged the path to progress and prosperity.

Innovation Path Challenge Progress

If you are a writer, Saturday and Sunday don't mean anything.

Saturday You Sunday Mean Anything

The international travelling gets harder as I get older, but when I'm performing on stage, it makes it all worth while.

Worth Stage Get Older Performing

Humility is the armour that you clothe yourself with throughout your life. We demean each other rather than lift up ourselves.

Anthony Carmona

Life Yourself Humility You Lift Up

I like not knowing about my favourite actresses and actors. I love seeing Meryl Streep up there and knowing so little about who she is outside of what she's playing on screen.

Alicia Vikander

Love Not Knowing Seeing Knowing She

I extend that to the abortion issue, I extend that to the so-called gay rights issue, I think this is a freedom principle and consistent with the analysis in the economic area as well.

Freedom Think Abortion Gay Analysis

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