Nelson Algren Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
I burp, I fart. I'm a real woman.
-
As a novelist, I ask of myself only that I tell the truth and that I tell it beautifully.
-
I learned a lesson that I don't ever want to be a CEO.
-
When your dreams include service to others - accomplishing something that contributes to others - it also accelerates the accomplishment of that goal. People want to be part of something that contributes and makes a difference.
-
New York City has an integration problem.
-
It is seldom very hard to do one's duty when one knows what it is, but it is often exceedingly difficult to find this out.
-
Where you don't have people who have strong intellectual capacity, you get demagoguery.
-
I've never really had the opportunity to play something that's a complete departure from me yet.
-
Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.
-
You've got to learn the footwork, the positioning, how to box out, how to pass, how to shoot your free throws. All these things are necessary, not to be the No. 1 player in the world, but maybe you can play against him.
-
If you think something is impossible, then it certainly is... for you.
-
I started in theater. I would liken sitcom work more to theater work than I would, perhaps, to dramatic television. It's so quick. It kind of feels like the pace of a play.
-
I can believe in myself, and I feel like I'm such a strong and talented designer.
-
Any street cop knows you will be sued or involved in some type of litigation throughout your career.
-
Casual games are a great way to spend time when you get bored. It's hard to keep people off all their little games.
-
I was 5 years old when the stock market crashed; I lost everything.
-
In America, we all come from somewhere else, and we carry along some dream myth of home: a notion that something - our point of origin, our roots, the home country - is out there.
-
It's not about doing something that's as big as 'Hamilton.' That may never happen again, and that's okay.
-
I'm not really religious but very spiritual. I give money to this company that manufactures hearing aids on a regular basis. More people should really hear me sing. I have a gift from God.
-
The speed of the boss is the speed of the team.
-
Friends do give advice, but in the end, it's up to you. Although I think it is nice to have a guy's perspective on girls' issues in relationships and vice versa.
-
If a director brings a guy to their movie who does improv, they've got to let him do what he does - otherwise it's like bringing Michael Jordan to your basketball team and telling him to just pass the ball and don't shoot.
-
Never lie down with a woman who's got more troubles than you.
