J. D. Salinger Quotes
And the old horror of being a professional writer, and the usual stench of words that goes with it, is begining to drive me out of my seat. (Buddy)
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The world is always in movement.
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My attitude is govern as if you've run your last race. That's not to say I've run my last race, but govern with a liberation and a freedom; change your mind frame to operate that way.
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Victorious living does not mean freedom from temptation, nor does it mean freedom from mistakes.
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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage.
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I make work not to give answers but to question things.
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There is no absolute point of view from which real and ideal can be finally separated and labelled.
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I don't actually think there has ever been too much emphasis on what I am wearing.
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The other teams could make trouble for us if they win.
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Perhaps the truest axiom in baseball is that the toughest thing to do is repeat.
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All you needed back then was a blow dryer and a dream.
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I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly.
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I'd do the same things, but I'd be a little more quiet.
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It is time for the world, the hemisphere and the region to make sure that relevant institutions of civil society and relevant laws are embedded in the mechanisms of governance.
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There's no harm being a copycat. If someone else is doing a good job, copy. It's free.
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I'm constantly hydrating my hair.
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Have you noticed how most directors are either bald or grey-haired?
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People do not want politicians they know to be corrupt.
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Sport seems to be much more important to people than politics.
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The term 'geek' for me is like you having a passion, interest in something that is unabashed and you don't care if people think it's not cool. You think it's cool and that's your thing.
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It's tempting to engage in anti-gun polemics and hope that popular opinion will dramatically shift, but it is also likely a mistake. The smarter course for those who want stronger federal gun-control laws anytime soon is legislative stewardship and compromise.
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It was not cool to be that fun, bubbly kid, so I would just go off on my own and sing and make up songs, and that's how I think I developed into the kind of artist and writer that I am.
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And the old horror of being a professional writer, and the usual stench of words that goes with it, is begining to drive me out of my seat. (Buddy)
