A. J. Liebling Quotes

Henry Miller may write about revelers self-woven into a human hooked rug, because his ecstasy is solemn.

A. J. Liebling

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• May
• Self
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• I grew up playing golf, and if I were ever good enough to play professionally, I would get to travel the world while playing a sport I love.

  

  Taylor Cole
  • World
  • Good
  • Travel

• I believe that I'm a hillbilly in my values and in my attitudes, and I don't want to lose that. I think it's possible to maintain a big chunk of that identity so long as you're self-reflective and meaningful about it.

  

  J. D. Vance
  • Believe
  • Long
  • Identity

• A stronger yuan could lead to greater Chinese asset accumulation in the U.S. and elsewhere.

  

  Gary Becker
  • Chinese
  • Stronger
  • Lead

• People I respect complimenting me on my work in fashion is more exciting to me than anything I ever achieved as a Spice Girl.

  

  Victoria Beckham Spice Girls
  • People
  • Work
  • Girl

• The creative works of the entertainment industry belong to the millions of people who make them and are not for others to steal or unlawfully distribute.

  

  Dan Glickman
  • People
  • Creative
  • Others

• Those of us raised in modern cities tend to notice horizontal and vertical lines more quickly than lines at other orientations. In contrast, people raised in nomadic tribes do a better job noticing lines skewed at intermediate angles, since Mother Nature tends to work with a wider array of lines than most architects.

  

  Sam Kean
  • People
  • Work
  • Job

• My reading of philosophy and history is desultory; I know so much and yet so little.

  

  F. Sionil Jose
  • History
  • Reading
  • Philosophy

• Movies have been my way to get out of my backyard. I'm trying to let people know that movies change people's lives.

  

  Adam Beach
  • People
  • Trying
  • Change

• 'Caught' is a novel of forgiveness, and the past and the present - who should be and who shouldn't be forgiven. None of my books are ever just about thrills, or it won't work.

  

  Harlan Coben
  • Work
  • Past
  • Present

• The most divisive issue facing New Yorkers in 2013 is stop and frisk, a tactic used by law enforcement to stop, question, and frisk people suspected of a crime.

  

  Sal Albanese
  • People
  • Law
  • Stop

• It's hardly even noticeable that so many artists, designers and architects live here. It isn't reflected in the cityscape or in the museums. Many of the artists, for example, exhibit around the world, just not in Berlin.

  

  Olafur Eliasson
  • World
  • Live
  • Example

• Acting was just another part of my life, as it still is today. It's 1 of the 10 things I love doing. It's never just been my life. As cheesy as it sounds, all my eggs were never in just one basket. I had a thousand baskets going on.

  

  Kaley Cuoco
  • Life
  • Love
  • Today

• Dolphins games always have been among the most popular NFL telecasts in England.

  

  Wayne Huizenga
  • Always
  • Popular
  • Games

• I sang for my family. And I think probably the first time I sang and got paid for it, I was about 6 or 7.

  

  Barbara Cook
  • Time
  • Family
  • First

• Historically, the notes of scale systems anywhere have been based on these pure harmonics.

  

  Lara St. John
  • Notes
  • Pure
  • Anywhere

• Hair wax is my go-to. When it comes to shampoo, I use whatever is at the rink.

  

  Carl Hagelin
  • Hair
  • Whatever
  • Wax

• A well-designed 401(k) plan is an enormous competitive edge when recruiting and retaining employees.

  

  Barry Ritholtz
  • Plan
  • Employees
  • Edge

• When I was a child, my father taught me to put up my fists like a boy and to be prepared to defend myself at all times.

  

  Camille Paglia
  • Up
  • Father
  • Myself

• I went out of my way to try not to be an artist, because I thought I would end up leading a miserable, obscure life. I tried to escape it for as long as I could, until I had to admit at 25 that that was my path.

  

  Sam Taylor-Wood
  • Life
  • Up
  • Long

• Listen, my friend! Your helplessness is your best prayer. It calls from your heart to the heart of God with greater effect than all your uttered pleas. He hears it from the very moment that you are seized with helplessness, and He becomes actively engaged at once in hearing and answering the prayer of your helplessness.

  

  Ole Hallesby
  • God
  • Heart
  • Friend

• The benefits of a healthy, thriving relationship may not be nearly as exciting as watching your career take off, but both aspects of your life are equally important.

  

  Emily V. Gordon
  • Life
  • Important
  • May

• 'Writer's block' is just another word for video games. If you want to be a writer, get writing, you lazy bastards.

  

  Brian K. Vaughan
  • Writing
  • Lazy

• Pantera is the only band I've ever been in, and at the start we used to play covers to make a living.

  

  Darrell Lance Abbott
  • Band

• Henry Miller may write about revelers self-woven into a human hooked rug, because his ecstasy is solemn.

  

  A. J. Liebling
  • Writing
  • May
  • Self