Harry Mathews Quotes

I thought Cheever was magnificent and that if I could write like him that would be the best I could do. And then I realized that what I really wanted to write had nothing to do with what he was doing.

Harry Mathews

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

BestThoughtDoingNothingWrite

I've been in Hamburg for about ten years and I just feel at home.

Andrew Eldritch

HomeFeelTen YearsYearsBeenJust

I realize that as the quarterback, you have to assume some sort of leadership role because you have to talk in the huddle on every play, and you're essentially giving out orders to the team. But in my mind, I have to prove myself on the field before I can start asserting a leadership role.

Andrew Luck

LeadershipMyselfMindTeamStart

We culturally decided, as the personal computer came in, that it was for the boys.

Megan Smith

PersonalComputerCameDecided

The state is going to be present where it has to be for every Argentine, especially for the neediest of us.

Mauricio Macri

PresentWhereUsGoingStateEvery

The Tory party is like a rugby union match in which all 30 players are wearing the same strip. They're not sure who they are grabbing round the knees, but they're having a lot of fun doing it.

Simon Hoggart

FunDoingPartySameRugbySure

You can't supervise your own history.

Roger Taylor

HistoryYouOwnYourSupervise

I'm not a playwright; I'm a writer who loves theater.

Rodman Philbrick

WhoWriterPlaywrightTheaterLoves

We were accused of sounding like a couple of bands when we started out. Aerosmith was one.

Mike McCready

OutStartedLikeBandsAccusedWere

The Chinese government learnt how to manage the Internet from Western developed countries; we have not learnt enough yet.

Lu Wei

GovernmentInternetEnoughChinese

The only two things that I think about in life is my family and golf. That's all I want to think about.

Jason Day

LifeFamilyThinkGolfWantTwo

When you work in film, you learn to appreciate a distributor. You can have this great little film, but if you don't have a distributor, you are sitting in your living room with a great little film.

Drew Barrymore

WorkGreatAppreciateLearnYou

Virtual reality is a technology that could actually allow you to connect on a real human level, soul-to-soul, regardless of where you are in the world.

Chris Milk

TechnologyWorldRealityYouHuman

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