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Edmund Wilson Quotes

His style has the desperate jauntiness of an orchestra fiddling away for dear life on a sinking ship.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: critic
Nationality: american
Birth: May 8, 1895 - June 12, 1972

Topics

Life Style Ship Orchestra Sinking

This unchecked spending is growing faster than our economy, faster than inflation, and far beyond our means to sustain it.

Growing Beyond Economy Inflation Far

I read somewhere that 77 per cent of all the mentally ill live in poverty. Actually, I'm more intrigued by the 23 per cent who are apparently doing quite well for themselves.

Live Doing Poverty More Somewhere

I don't follow what is in fashion now; I just listen to myself and what I like... I wait for the right occasion or see how I feel each day.

Myself Day Wait Fashion Feel Follow

Investing in auto companies and ensuring a financial collapse didn't lead not from a recession to a great depression may not have been the most popular thing to do, but it was the right thing to do.

Great Depression Great Depression May

For me, open source is a moral thing.

Me Moral Open Source Open Source

When I went away to college, I marveled at the wealth of bookstores around Harvard Square.

College Wealth Harvard Square Away

The Bee Gees, to us, was the three brothers. In Maurice's name, we would respect that and not be the Bee Gees anymore.

Respect Bee Name Three Us Would

Fashion and style are a language - they helps us communicate with each other in a creative way. Style is one of the most important methods of self-expression.

Style Creative Fashion Language Way

When people ask what I write about, that's what I tell them: 'The drama of human relationships.' I'm not even close to running out of material.

People Drama Relationships Write Ask

I like to think I was just lucky. I didn't think I was better than anybody else, but I could sing everybody's songs.

Think Better Lucky Sing Just Songs

We're going to continue to invest to win in the narrow-body marketplace.

Dennis Muilenburg

Win Going Invest Continue

My mother has rheumatoid arthritis. I don't want to lose the ability to jump up and walk across the room or move around with the energy I'm used to having. That's far more important to me than a wrinkle or two.

Mother Walk Me Energy Lose Jump

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