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Irwin Shaw Quotes

My attitudes have changed, but somebody would have to read all my books to find out how they have.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: February 27, 1913 - May 16, 1984

Topics

Attitude Find Out Would Changed How

In the last five or six thousand years, empires one after another have arisen, waxed powerful by wars of conquest, and fallen by internal revolution or attack from without.

Revolution Powerful Without Empires

The worst thing you can do to a Juggalo is not know about their weird subculture.

Weird You Know Worst Worst Thing

And I had this big, long list of what I wanted in a guy but I realized I didn't stack up to the list myself.

Myself Long Up Big Guy Wanted

I prefer comedies when they come from a dark kind of place and have a reality to it.

Reality Dark Place Kind Come Prefer

Mastery is great, but even that is not enough. You have to be able to change course without a bead of sweat, or remorse.

Change Great Enough You Sweat Able

Things never go the way you expect them to. That's both the joy and frustration in life. I'm finding as I get older that I don't mind, though. It's the surprises that tickle me the most, the things you don't see coming.

Michael Stuhlbarg

Life Joy Mind Me Frustration You

Here in America, the big-brand collaborations kind of signify how far you've gotten. So in that sense, it's a giant kudos to us that we, within the first year, get to be the first ones to be the launchers of this Pepsi Sound Drop.

Lukas Forchhammer

America Year You Kind Sound First

At age nine, I got a paper route. Sixty-six papers had to be delivered to sixty-six families every day. I also had to collect thirty cents a week from each customer. I owed the paper twenty cents per customer per week, and got to keep the rest. When I didn't collect, the balance came out of my profit. My average income was six dollars a week.

Age Day Balance Rest Customer Week

I think to an extent every human being needs to be redeemed somewhat or at least needs to look at themselves and say, 'I've made mistakes, I'm off course, I need to change.' Which is probably the hardest thing for a human being to do, and maybe that's why it interests me so.

Change Mistakes Me Think Look Say

Fascism in Uruguay did not begin just with the military coup of 1973, but years before, even when there was still a government with a constitution and parliament.

Government Constitution Military Just

Everyone always tells you that you're the only one that can do this or that role right, and if you say no, they go to somebody else and tell them that they're the only one that can do it right. But when they're talking to you, you're always the 'Best Actor of Your Generation.'

Best Generation Talking You Go Say

I'm tough, I'm pushy, I'm really loud. I used to spend a lot of time thinking about it. But we only have so much brain capacity, so if I'm spending part of my brain thinking about how I'm acting, A, I'm not spending all of my brain doing, and B, I'm not actually in that moment.

Christine Quinn

Time Moment Brain Tough Thinking

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