Jack Gilbert Quotes

I had lived all of my youthful dreams, but I couldn't think of many adult ones. I finally realized that we don't have many dreams for adults because, historically, people have always died much younger than they do today.

Jack Gilbert

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Whatever you got you have to accentuate. I ran my female card up and down the ladder my whole career, because I was in a man's world. It was worked by women but owned by men. I was the only female owner in my field at that time.

Barbara Corcoran
- Up
- Time
- World
I still remember my first Giacometti exhibition, and going back to the museum every day, whenever I could, to look again and again at these long, thin stick figures, so beautiful, so graceful. That, I think, was the moment I became really obsessed by art.

Hans-Ulrich Obrist
- Long
- Art
- Remember
I have changed so much as an actor over the years.

Vincent D'Onofrio
- Years
- Actor
- Over
I got fired for giving coffee away. It was just my regulars. I'd say, 'Don't worry about it,' and they'd put down a dollar tip. Technically, I was stealing. Ethically, I was boosting morale!

Jack McBrayer
- Giving
- Worry
- Coffee
Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.

Sallust
- Men
- Desire
- Wish
Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar.

Abraham Lincoln
- Man
- Conflict
- Dollar