Jack Henry Abbott Quotes

My eyes, my brain seek out escape routes wherever I am sent.

Jack Henry Abbott

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 21, 1944 - February 10, 2002

Topics

EyesI AmBrainEscapeOutWherever

Well, we have this place in Telluride, Colorado. It's somewhere I can just get away and relax and think.

Joe Cocker

RelaxThinkI CanPlaceColorado

I was afraid that if I said, 'Yes, I'm an actor,' what would happen if I was bad at it?

Meghann Fahy

BadSaidActorAfraidHappenYes

If there is one great power, and the great power has taken upon itself the right to preempt and is choosing for itself when and in what circumstances it's going to do that, obviously it leads people in the rest of the world to wonder how far this doctrine extends.

John Lewis Gaddis

PowerGreatPeopleWorldRestRight

If there was anyone primed to raise their kids feminist, it was me. My parents treated me no differently from my brother. I was raised to believe I was capable of doing anything I set my mind to.

Amanda de Cadenet

BrotherParentsMindMeBelieve

There's this misconception that the Navy is this cruise ship, and you get to go out and sail around, and every now and then, you have to swab the deck. But, no, it is a very impressive group of young people that live at sea, in this place that's very uncomfortable. They exude a pride that is well-deserved.

Tom Hanks

LiveSeaSailPeoplePrideShip

People smarter than me told me that my potential was bigger than just winning a belt. Now I believe that, and that's what I'm striving for.

Robert Whittaker

PeopleMeWinningBelievePotential

I am very sentimental, very emotional, but never in my writing; I am very tough.

Judy Blume

I AmWritingToughNeverEmotional

For most of human history, there was a ruling class and then there was everybody else. If you were part of everybody else, it wasn't your job to imagine a different future, different ways of doing things. So, imagination is a fairly modern phenomenon.

Jay S. Walker

FutureHistoryJobImaginationDoing

Soap operas are such a great way to break-in to the industry. The diminishing landscape of daytime TV means it's going to be harder for young talent to get discovered.

Josh Duhamel

GreatTalentLandscapeYoungWay

When I came back to skating, everyone was like 'Oh you're the snowboard guy.'

Shaun White

YouBackSkatingEveryoneGuyLike

I shared a dressing room with Pete Postlethwaite for 18 months, and he became a good friend. His discipline had an impact on me. You could have a laugh with him, but he was always on the ball when it came to work and very professional. Hopefully some of that rubbed off on me.

Sean Bean

WorkGoodFriendDisciplineMeYou

In most parts of the world, starting a company that goes bust is dubbed a 'failure.' In Silicon Valley, we call this 'gaining experience.' We are willing to take the risks that are inherent for innovation.

Sebastian Thrun

FailureInnovationExperienceRisks

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