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J. F. Powers Quotes

He suddenly found himself on the precipice of utility.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: July 8, 1917 - June 12, 1999

Topics

Found Precipice Utility He Himself

In 2008, I was one of the young feminist whippersnappers who voted for Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries - or as many of my older counterparts called me at the time, a traitor.

Jessica Valenti

Time Me Young Over Traitor Older

In all my work, in the movies I write, the lyrics, the poetry, the prose, the essays, I am saying that we may encounter many defeats - maybe it's imperative that we encounter the defeats - but we are much stronger than we appear to be and maybe much better than we allow ourselves to be. Human beings are more alike than unalike.

Work I Am Poetry Saying Better More

Above all else, look around to employ the best talent you possibly can.

Best Talent You Look Above Around

A play, after all, is a mystery. There's no narration. And as soon as there's no narration, it's open to interpretation. It must be interpreted. You don't have a choice... Each play can become many things.

Mystery You Choice Play Become Open

In terms of the Eastern Europe stories, my family is originally from there; even as a kid, it was the Russian writers I loved most, and I've spent a substantial amount of time there myself, traveling and on research grants.

Family Time Myself Research Loved

I'm not really into sci-fi movies, but I'm into the science of space a lot. I love astronomy and thinking about the nothingness of the everythingness of space.

Milana Vayntrub

Love Science Space Thinking Movies

Little things happen to us during the course of our lives when we were children that stay with us.

Children Little Things Things Happen

I am one of those artists who knows where their money is. I pay my bills; I take care of my mama. I handle my business. I am a businessman. I go to meetings and take care of things, so it's a lot more than just partying and turning up.

Business Money I Am Care Meetings

If yesterday was a good day's work, chances are you'll stay on a roll. And if you can stay on a roll, everything else will probably take care of itself - including not working from the moment you get up in the morning until you nod off to sleep.

Work Good Morning Moment Day Sleep

The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.

Jawaharlal Nehru

Person Virtue Own Who Most Least

It was under a solemn consciousness of the dangers from ecclesiastical ambition, the bigotry of spiritual pride, and the intolerance of sects... that is was deemed advisable to exclude from the national government all power to act upon the subject.

Power Spiritual Government Ambition

To me, I read good reviews in lots of papers and bad reviews in lots of papers.

Good Me Bad Reviews Read Lots

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