Nathaniel Philbrick Quotes

More than 25 miles off the coast of Massachusetts and only 14 miles long, Nantucket is, as Herman Melville wrote in 'Moby-Dick,' 'away off shore.'

Nathaniel Philbrick

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 11, 1956

Topics

LongMoreShoreMilesAwayOff

It's sort of what the Johnny and Devi stories are about, the idea of always being a slave to something.

Jhonen Vasquez

AlwaysSlaveBeingSomethingIdea

If you wait until those weapons pose a direct, clear, present danger to the United States, you've probably waited too long.

John Sununu

WaitPresentLongYouPoseClear

As elected officials, we were sent to the halls of government by our neighbors to do their work - and much work needs to be done. Remembering our shared experiences with the people we represent makes us better and more accountable civil servants.

Amy Klobuchar

WorkGovernmentPeopleBetterDone

I try to be feminist in, like, I love myself and I don't need someone else's approval.

Amy Lee

LoveMyselfSomeoneTryNeedLike

Aaron Pryor wants to get into the ring with me. He wants to be able to retire, and he will. For health reasons.

Sugar Ray Leonard

HealthMeRingWillRetireGet

There's more women stars in Nashville all the time. They're proving they can do the job the same as a man.

Loretta Lynn

StarsWomenTimeJobManNashville

I hate picking out outfits for events. That's why I always wear the same thing when I go out - OK, not exactly the same, but always something easy. If it isn't a big fashion event, it'll be jeans and a nice top.

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

HateFashionEasyGoNiceWhy

At one point, in one of the kitchens where I worked, I was the only American pastry cook. They treated me poorly. 'You're stupid. You're American. You don't get it.' They'd speak French all day. At one point, my boss said to me, 'You learn French or get out right away.'

Johnny Iuzzini

DayBossMeStupidSpeakLearn

My dad never really played basketball, but now he's my biggest critic. I come home, and he says: 'Why didn't you shoot there? Why didn't you drive?'

Dirk Nowitzki

HomeBasketballDriveYouWhyNever

All writing is a form of manipulation, of course, but you realize that a plain sentence can actually do so much.

Colm Toibin

WritingYouRealizeManipulation

I'm pulling out, and I'm going to concentrate every ounce of time and energy over the next week working to defeat the recall because I realize now that's the only way to defeat Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Arianna Huffington

TimeEnergyWeekDefeatNowWay

When we speak the word 'life,' it must be understood we are not referring to life as we know it from its surface of fact, but to that fragile, fluctuating center which forms never reach.

Antonin Artaud

LifeSpeakReachKnowNeverFragile

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