Owen Wister Quotes

It was neither preaching nor praying that made a better man of me, but one or two people who believed in me better than I deserved, and I hated to disappoint them.

Owen Wister

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• It's a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done.

  

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• You don't have to be scared of me, because I am loyal. Why are people so scared of creative ideas and so scared of truth? All I want to do is do good.

  

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• I love playing in Germany. I love playing anywhere where people are going to enjoy the music. Germany is especially nice to play.

  

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• I played with Annika today. I love being paired with her. She does not make many mental mistakes, and she has the ability to repeat her swing over and over and wears people down.

  

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• The No. 1 cause of preventable death for young black men is not auto accidents or accidental drowning, but homicide.

  

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• Modern elites live in bubbles of liberal affluence like Ann Arbor, Brookline, the Upper West Side, Palo Alto, or Chevy Chase. These places used to have impoverished neighborhoods nearby, but the poor people got chased out by young singles living in group homes, hipsters, and urban homesteading gay couples.

  

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• The heptathlon is made up of seven events, and people have strengths and weaknesses.

  

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• When people ask me silly questions about my private life, I just say, I don't discuss that.

  

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• It was a good chance for us to play for people who would never have heard us otherwise.

  

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• I'm more attracted to the bad guys. Why? Because in real life, I don't know any good guys. I know okay guys. I know polite guys. I know people who can control themselves.

  

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• If I had my life to live all over again, I really think I would have been a fit person. Looking around me, I realise that the men and women who walked and ran and swam and played sport look better and feel better than the rest of us.

  

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• The most important part of any acquisition is your ability to culturally integrate the people in the companies you acquire and your company.

  

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• It is probably true to say that the largest scope for change still lies in men’s attitude to women, and in women’s attitude to themselves.

  

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• Yes, I get a report from BMI about the frequency of performances, and it is very surprising. They played one of my most advanced pieces, and one of my most unusual ones on the radio.

  

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• I believe everyone should have healthcare. In all my correspondence - I've been saying for years - it's a right, not a privilege.

  

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• The Internet is full of choices, and nobody is going to make the choice to use a product that is hard to use or unattractive.

  

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• It was neither preaching nor praying that made a better man of me, but one or two people who believed in me better than I deserved, and I hated to disappoint them.

  

  Owen Wister
  • People
  • Men
  • Praying