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Flora Lewis Quotes

I consider that there are different degrees of civilization and there are many different ways of expressing it. But one is civilized or is not.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: April 25, 1918 - June 2, 2002

Topics

Civilization Different Expressing

I built a baseball field in the lower part of our property and I'm always working on that. I got a wheelbarrow, a pick and a shovel, and I started to build a baseball field during writers' strike. We have boys and girls come over and we have clinics in the spring. It's called The Strike because it's named for the writers' strike.

John C. McGinley

Baseball Spring Strike Build Over

Never chain your dogs together with sausages. One must accustom one's self to be bored.

Together Self Never Dogs Bored Must

The fruits of science and innovation have nourished our society and economy for years, but nations unable to navigate our regulatory system are often excluded, as are vulnerable individuals.

Innovation Science Society Economy

Playing piano well is one thing, but attempting to play at concert level accompanying Meryl Streep while Stephen Frears is filming you in front of hundreds of people is - well - psychotic.

People You Play Concert Piano Level

People have choices. They are going to vote with their feet.

People Choices Feet Vote Going

When you finish a drama, you go, 'I can't wait to do a comedy.' When you finish a comedy, you go, 'I want to do a dramedy, dark humor.'

Humor Wait Comedy You Dark Drama

It was a little at a time but I broke out my Walkman and my lyric pad and started writing.

Time Writing Out Little Started Pad

You're either on team Republican or team Democrat, and it's the idea that one of these sides has a perfect record of being correct and is worth supporting on 100% of the causes. I find that kind of thinking extremely dangerous and very intellectually dishonest.

Jonathan Hickman

Team Thinking Worth You Perfect

I was really gangly and uncoordinated as a kid. I couldn't even do a cartwheel.

Christy Turlington

Kid Even Really Gangly

My style of fighting is to go down and trying to finish the guy and trying to end fights, not laying up because I'm winning the fight, just keep going after it.

Style Keep Going Fight Winning End

Since the big band started I'm just always swamped with movies and things. It certainly pays the bills and it's very satisfying, because I get to write all these big charts and all this crazy music.

Music Crazy Movies Band Write Big

Writing in certain environments carries with it an occupational risk.

Writing Risk Certain Environments

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