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Jack Kerouac Quotes

Avoid the world, it's just a lot of dust and drag and means nothing in the end.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: March 12, 1922 - October 21, 1969

Topics

World End Nothing Dust In The End

The true Negro does not want integration... He realizes his potential is far better among his own race.

Potential Better Want True Race Own

We've always had this experience that things take long, but I'm 100% convinced that our principles will in the end prevail. No one knew how the Cold War would end at the time, but it did end. This is within our living experience... I'm surprised at how fainthearted we sometimes are and how quickly we lose courage.

Courage Time Experience War Cold

If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.

Fear Yourself You Know Yourself Know

You can't base your life on other people's expectations.

Life People Expectations You Your

I don't like to talk about players who haven't played; I prefer to talk about the ones who have.

Talk Players Who Like Played About

I started writing because I wanted to write scripts, but I wasn't very good at it. Then I started writing short stories, sort of as treatments for the film scripts, and I found I enjoyed writing short stories far more than I enjoyed writing film scripts. Then the short stories got longer and longer and suddenly, I had novels.

Good Writing Short More Write Film

I appreciate how central religion is in the lives other people, but it has never resonated with me. I imagine this is how lots of people feel about things I love, like rap music or, it turns out, sports.

Love Music Sports Religion People

All these retailers these days are under pressure. Why? It's because... for the last 30 years, value equaled price. But now, value equals price, convenience, and a little bit of brand.

Value Brand Pressure Price Now Why

I don't care about the gold records and all of that stuff. I care about what we do onstage, and the joy that we bring to people.

Clarence Clemons

Joy People Gold Care Bring Stuff

It is unacceptable for passengers to be stranded in planes on the tarmac for hours on end.

End Hours Unacceptable Planes

Given a chance, I would love to romance Tabu. I wouldn't mind doing a film with Manisha Koirala, either. Or Madhuri Dixit.

Sushant Singh Rajput

Love Mind Chance Doing Romance Film

We're human beings, and we want stories. We're always going to be entertained and have our emotions touched by humanity and by things that we recognize in our own lives. So whilst every now and again we'll be happy to watch a bubblegum film, it's never gonna be the only things that get made.

Happy Be Happy Humanity Emotions Now

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