Alfred Kazin Quotes
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Every happening, great and small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the message.
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Our mission is to help founders and anyone or anything that helps founders helps us with our mission.
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Retiring for good wasn't difficult. I knew at the time it was right. I was no longer capable of achieving the standards I'd set myself and there was no light at the end of the tunnel.
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I have no family to take care of and no children to pass wealth to.
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All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.
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Our party never tolerated those who use violence for political ends. Our leaders lost their lives standing against terrorism.
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No matter how far a person can go the horizon is still way beyond you.
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I got done writing Ports of Call and suddenly realized I have far too much material for the book.
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The promotion of family continuity and stability is a legitimate state interest.
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The Wreckoning is a darker song. But the record is positive.
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My biggest hobby is airsoft, which is similar to paintball. Essentially, it's military simulation, but the guns shoot plastic BBs. My friends and I go out in the woods or the desert and play all day long!
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Trinidad may seem complex, but to anyone who knows it, it is a simple, colonial, philistine society.
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A woman simply is, but a man must become.
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In the Army, because the stakes are so high - right? - you can't just be a yes-man and say, 'Great idea, boss!' if you don't believe it - right? - because lives are at stake. And the commanders that I've worked for, they want frank assessments; they want criticism and feedback.
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It is not the crook in modern business that we fear, but the honest man who doesn't know what he is doing.
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Nashville is my home, and the reason why I get to do what I love.
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I learned a long time ago that fame and money is not a ticket to happiness.
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There is no black-and-white situation. It's all part of life. Highs, lows, middles.
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I've got a great eye for color. I'm like a chick.
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Do not tell secrets to those whose faith and silence you have not already tested.
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Concepts of justice must have hands and feet to carry out justice in every case in the shortest possible time and the lowest possible cost. This is the challenge to every lawyer and judge in America.
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Sylvester has a great popular sense, as good as any writer I've ever worked with. He knows what audiences want to see, and what they don't want to see.
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Always remember your kid’s name. Always remember where you put your kid. Don’t let your kid drive until their feet can reach the pedals. Use the right size diapers…for yourself. And, when in doubt, make funny faces.
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One writes to make a home for oneself, on paper, in time and in others' minds.
