Walker Percy Quotes

The search is what anyone would undertake if he were not sunk in the everydayness of his own life. To become aware of the possibility of the search is to be onto something. Not to be onto something is to be in despair.

Walker Percy

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: May 28, 1916 - May 10, 1990

Topics

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Scott Boras, I've known for a long time. We were both in the Cardinals organization. I'm a lot older than Scott. He's a very tough man, very tough agent.

Joe Torre

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I think that fear comes about when there's things in the world that we want to change, things we're scared or angry about, and we can't change them, and so we become fearful; we develop anxiety.

Michael Franti

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A seventeenth-century house tends to be short on frills like hallways and closets; you must improvise.

John Updike

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The cloud-powered smartphone and tablet, as productivity tools, are transforming the world around us along with the implied changes in how we work to be mobile and more social.

Steven Sinofsky

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I broke my leg is all I did. I didn't break my brain.

Tony Stewart

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The marvelous thing about a joke with a double meaning is that it can only mean one thing.

Ronnie Barker

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I keep my mind on track, and I don't get mad, and I don't get frustrated. Well, I do... but creative work, it's a way of controlling all that.

Ry Cooder

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The only thing that kept us from going bigger worldwide was the language barrier. All the corn that we did on 'Hee Haw,' it was hard to translate into their slang.

Roy Clark

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One positive command he gave us: You shall love and honor your emperor. In every congregation a prayer must be said for the czar's health, or the chief of police would close the synagogue.

Mary Antin

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Impeachment is allowed under Brazil's Constitution.

Michel Temer

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There are five requirements for an accused to turn state witness. One of the requirements is that the accused does not appear to be the most guilty.

Miriam Defensor-Santiago

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We've all tried to bunk our gym session or dance class. A single routine can get monotonous. That's why I have decided to make my fitness regime fun by incorporating different workouts into my schedule. From dancing to yoga, I plan to keep it as interesting as possible so I'm never bored of working out.

Disha Patani

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