J. D. Salinger Quotes
Life is a game, boy. Life is a game that one plays according to the rules. - Mr. Spencer
Quotes to Explore
-
It's difficult to talk about, you know, my inadequacies, my inability to stay sober when I'm a relatively bright man and I've had a lot of great blessings and a lot of great opportunities.
-
If this be treason, make the most of it!
-
Understanding that being nervous, having doubts and lacking confidence are emotions that are human is how you deal with it. It is okay to feel that way... and then understanding that you can work through it.
-
I have an idea that the phrase 'weaker sex' was coined by some woman to disarm the man she was preparing to overwhelm.
-
What Washington needs is adult supervision.
-
It's nice not to be too boring.
-
The purpose of armed struggle is not simply to kill... its purpose is to reach a political goal.
-
Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds... is not productive.
-
In common with all Protestant or Jewish cultures, America was developed on the idea that your word is your bond. Otherwise, the frontier could never have been opened, 'cause it was lawless. A man's word had to mean something.
-
I'm the kind of person whose clothes are all hung up and color-coordinated, to the point where my whites don't touch my creams.
-
In chess, you should be as cool as a cucumber.
-
I love pretending to be other people. The more unlike me they are the better - I find other people endlessly fascinating and myself incredibly boring.
-
When George W. Bush entered office, the national debt was $5 trillion. When he left, it was $10 trillion. I think the administration spent too much money.
-
Even if you only want to write science fiction, you should also read mysteries, poetry, mainstream literature, history, biography, philosophy, and science.
-
Just think about it: what in the name of God would Alabama be without the University of Alabama? What would Oklahoma be without the University of Oklahoma? Nothing.
-
Because women have been marginalised, they're more likely to behave like immigrants and continue to push themselves forward in order to avoid falling through the cracks, but I don't think a happy ending comes from matriarchy.
-
When you're in the music business, everything is very personal, because you are invested in everything; there's a very deep, personal attachment to your music.
-
'That you are regularly facing challenges does not make you an unbeliever. Don’t measure your Christian life by your situation.'
-
I grew up in the country. I am a real proud country boy, love getting back home.
-
It's just a game. I love it. And yeah, I get frustrated, but I try to not let it get me too upset. I mean, I don't get upset over bad shots or anything like that.
-
The way I write is very much without kind of a goal. I have something I'm interested in and then I decide I'm going to explore it. I don't know where the characters are going to go, I don't know what the movie is going to do or what the screenplay is going to do. For me, that's the way to keep it alive.
-
My favourite actors are all dead or dying. I just love Jimmy Stewart, Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn - I was named after her - and Cary Grant. I just love old black and white movies and the stars in them. It must have been a great time to be in Hollywood.
-
Life is a game, boy. Life is a game that one plays according to the rules. - Mr. Spencer
