Harry Mathews Quotes

I was immediately smitten with an attraction to this culture, not in the sense of high culture but of the basic way people behaved towards one another.

Harry Mathews

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

CulturePeopleWayHighSenseBasic

To spend time with Ed Harris... he's an acting hero of mine, so that's a big deal for me.

Jim Sturgess

TimeHeroMeActingBigMine

People would tell me, especially after my marriage to Prince, 'You need to write a book because you've had a crazy life.'

Mayte Garcia

LifeMarriagePeopleMeCrazyBook

I was elected to come to an incredibly dysfunctional capital and make the government work better, and that's what I'm doing.

Andrew Cuomo

WorkGovernmentBetterDoingCome

The truth is that at the White House and in Congress, you are as likely to find sympathy for animal issues among Republicans as among Democrats.

Matthew Scully

TruthAnimalSympathyTruth IsYou

This is definitely the first curmudgeon, no doubt about it.

Stacy Keach

DoubtFirstNo DoubtAbout

If you know how to live in Vegas you can have the best time.

Tony Curtis

LiveTimeBestVegasYouKnow

I really have fallen in love with myself.

Miriam Margolyes

LoveMyselfReallyFallen

I enjoy a good fight, and always have, and really just said to myself, 'Look, at the end of my term, it'll be 16 years as attorney general, and I'm ready for new challenges. I'm ready to use my skills in a different way to continue to help people.'

Lisa Madigan

GoodMyselfFightPeopleChallenges

Hikes in the debt ceiling - without any political demands from the opposition party - had been routine until President Obama took office.

Juan Williams

PoliticalRoutinePartyDebtOffice

It's bad enough when people are comparing your movie to just other random movies, but when you have another 'Carrie' to compare it to, it's rough.

Judy Greer

PeopleRandomEnoughYouBadMovies

I'm a sucker for gag reels and teaser trailers for new seasons. One of the great parts of panels, especially on a show like 'Supernatural,' which can be so dark, it's fun to get up there and laugh and remember we're only telling a story. Seeing Eric Kripke and Ben Edlund up there being so funny always makes me laugh.

Jared Padalecki

FunnyGreatFunMeStoryLaugh

My writing is about connecting ways of talking to human relationships. My purpose is to show that linguistics has something to offer in understanding and improving relationships.

Deborah Tannen

PurposeWritingUnderstandingTalking

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