J. D. Salinger Quotes

What I like best is a book that's at least funny once in a while. What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though.

J. D. Salinger

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 1, 1919 - January 27, 2010

Topics

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I start with actors that I know personally or I know their work, and there are things about their work or their presence or their own personality that make a character, that exaggerates some qualities and suppresses other qualities. It's always a real collaboration for me.

Jim Jarmusch

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I'm not for gay marriage, but I'm not for discriminating against people.

Joel Osteen

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I'm pretty much honest to a fault. It's my best and my worst quality.

Jennifer Westfeldt

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I just like to have the ideas. Other people can help see them through.

Amy Sedaris

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I know that I am what I am. But I am not sure what I am.

Mason Cooley

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While 2015 was challenging, we implemented many strategic and operational initiatives to improve our business and better position J.Crew for the future.

Mickey Drexler

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I once tried to make lace - which has been a great obsession of women - unsexy. And I achieved it.

Miuccia Prada

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Dynamic activity and deep rest of the mind are complementary to each other.

Deepak Chopra

MindRestDeepDynamicActivity

A lot of people don't like to win. They actually don't know how to win, and they don't like to win because down deep inside they don't want to win.

Donald Trump

PeopleWinDeepDownKnowWant

Writing so that I can act became a way of having not more control over my future but not having to wait for permission. You can choose yourself. Hmm, who should play this part? I nominate me!

Brit Marling

FutureYourselfMeWaitControlYou

Well for six years during Cheers I couldn't get another job.

Woody Harrelson

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Definition of a victim: a person to whom life happens.

Peter McWilliams

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