O. Henry Quotes
If you can't write a story that pleases yourself, you will never please the public. But in writing the story forget the public.
Quotes to Explore
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I just have to go out and fight my fight and fight to win.
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I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
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As with lemon juice, the more sorrel you use, the more it has to be balanced with something sweet, starchy or creamy - it's a yin-yang approach to cooking that I find rather calming.
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The whole gun debate needs to be infused with a discussion about manhood. It's frustrating to hear debates about gun rights vs. gun control, and yet very few people say what's hidden in plain sight: It's really a contest of meanings about manhood.
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A man seldom thinks with more earnestness of anything than he does of his dinner.
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If we desire a society in which men are brothers, then we must act towards one another with brotherhood. If we can build such a society, then we would have achieved the ultimate goal of human freedom.
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You're in the lap of the gods. If people go, they go, and if they don't.
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Those boos really motivate me to make something happen.
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When I was young, I was extremely scared of dying. But now I think it a very, very wise arrangement. It's like a light that is extinguished. Not very much to make a fuss about.
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The creative part of your brain needs to be stimulated. Sometimes you get blocked in the thing you do, because there's so much pressure to do it.
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Because of lies, we can produce and invent a possible world.
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The NFL is my goal, not my dream. My dream is to have an impact on people.
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They call me Fearless Felix.
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I haven't been hit since Leon Spinks hit me in '92.
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Nature, I have constantly argued in my work, is the real superpower of this godless universe. It is the ultimate disposer of human fate, randomly recarving geography over 10,000-year epochs.
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I talk to student-athletes. I try to get them to remember that they're not just athletes, but student-athletes. You need to get an education, keep your hands clean and try to represent the university.
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It's too many questions about what I'm going to do, why I'm retiring, and this and that. So I answer the same question, I don't know, a thousand times.
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I am fascinated with religion or things that people believe in and question that. I think it's interesting.
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I've appreciated how Patrick has handled the situation all year. It says a lot about him and his character.
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A vacation for me is when I'm home and I'm writing.
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When I was a kid, I did dial the 900 numbers out of curiosity, but I was such a goodie-two-shoes that I immediately hung up because I didn't want it showing up on the bill.
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Eventually, I just want to write wavy little short stories.
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Dad told me to stop running in circles, I couldn't, so he nailed down my other foot!
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If you can't write a story that pleases yourself, you will never please the public. But in writing the story forget the public.
