Harry Mathews Quotes

I was stationed in Norfolk, Virginia, for a while, about which the less said the better, and then I was in the Mediterranean, about which the more said the better.

Harry Mathews

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 14, 1930

Topics

BetterSaidMoreVirginiaThenLess

I remember I once went to a nutritionist who said I come from good Russian-Jewish peasant stock, which means I can hold a potato in my body for a week, if need be.

Jennifer Jason Leigh

GoodRememberWeekBodyI CanSaid

A positive frame of mind will definitely enhance your travelling experience. If I'm not in a positive frame of mind then the whole thing definitely becomes more of a challenge for me.

Andrea Bocelli

PositiveChallengeExperienceMind

I know God is real.

Jeff Foxworthy

GodKnowReal

Find your voice and inspire others to find theirs.

Stephen Covey

VoiceInspireFindOthersYour

Fortune rarely accompanies anyone to the door.

Torquato Tasso

DoorFortuneAnyoneRarely

Social systems have values - arguments baked into their design. For example, Twitter's core argument seems to be, 'Everything should be public, and messages should find the largest audience possible.' Snapchat's might be, 'Communication should be private and ephemeral.'

Robin Sloan

CommunicationDesignValuesFind

Picture books are the distillation of an idea, and you have to use just the right words. I love that, and I try to use a lot of action verbs.

Denise Fleming

LoveWordsActionPictureYouTry

We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do.

Brigham Young

ChildrenNeverSeeAnythingWilling

My family is large and in charge! That's my favorite way to describe them.

Britt Robertson

FamilyWayChargeFavoriteLarge

Tradition is the illusion of permanance.

Woody Allen

TraditionIllusion

Wouldn't it be better to have a watertight law designed to catch the guilty, rather than a press release law designed to catch the headlines?

William Hague

LawBetterGuiltyReleaseCatch

I don't get hung up about anything really.

Paz de la Huerta

UpAnythingGetAboutReallyHung

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