Budd Schulberg Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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There's a whole lot more to the African-American community than entertainment and sports.
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The victor belongs to the spoils.
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Wherever I am, I take books, not novels.
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I think our chances are not looking great today but the only way to fail for me is just not to try.
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The Tea Party movement went off on a more extreme agenda that I did not support at all, and was very frustrated by it, to the point that not only did I change parties, I decided to do something about it and run for Congress.
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Rising anti-Semitism is rarely the lone or the last expression of intolerance in a society.
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I find that it's hard to fully examine one's life and not have faith be part of the discussion.
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The gospel needs to be preached all over the world. You cannot light a candle and put it under a roof.
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There are two factors in American politics that may seem strange to Europeans: race and religion.
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Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.
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I try to work on all aspects of my game, whether it be run, pass. I think you can never stop growing, and I definitely take that mindset. You've just got to keep on grinding.
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When you have a natural genetic tan developed over centuries and many generations, the idea of soaking up rays by the pool has never made sense.
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I can't stand watching myself on TV.
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I had to work up the courage to even imagine myself running for Congress. But I eventually decided that our country had a moral problem in only letting white men - even the right-minded ones - have a seat at the table.
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I would rather trust my child to a serpent than to a teacher who does not believe in God.
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For me, writing is 75 percent procrastinating and 25 percent actually sitting down and working.
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The journey is part of the experience - an expression of the seriousness of one's intent. One doesn't take the A train to Mecca.
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I'm not on Twitter or Facebook or anything. I just feel like my life is better without it.
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My sophomore year at high school, I spent $300 I had earned working at After School Matters for my first studio session. For a 16-year-old to sacrifice that much money was pivotal. It spoke a lot about how serious I was.
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Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
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My being a writer and playing Scrabble are connected. If I have a good writing day, I'll take a break and play online Scrabble. My favorite word as a child was 'carrion,' before I knew what it meant. I later created crossword puzzles, which was a lot about puns, and how words would create these strange, strange things.
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Surgery is a complicated thing to talk about, but I guess it could also be a dangerous thing to play with if you're not very secure about what you're doing.
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Conscience. That stuff can drive you nuts.
