Quotes by American authors

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Small: I went to a urologist - he told me I could go at any time
"I went to a urologist - he told me I could go at any time"
Jay London, Comedian
Small: The disease of mutual distrust among nations is the bane of modern civilization
Franz Boas
"The disease of mutual distrust among nations is the bane of modern civilization"
Franz Boas, Scientist
Small: In France, that let down the barriers more than a hundred years ago, the feeling of antipathy is still strong
Franz Boas
"In France, that let down the barriers more than a hundred years ago, the feeling of antipathy is still strong enough to sustain an anti-Jewish political party"
Franz Boas, Scientist
Small: Members of al Qaeda and other affiliated organizations spent a great deal of time blending into the population
"Members of al Qaeda and other affiliated organizations spent a great deal of time blending into the populations of several nations around the world and exploring all aspects of life there"
Jo Bonner, Politician
Small: President Bush, Secretary of State Rice, and several cabinet level officials have visited Alabamas Gulf Coast
"President Bush, Secretary of State Rice, and several cabinet level officials have visited Alabama's Gulf Coast in recent days to tour the devastation and to offer their continuing support and prayers for everyone affected by the storm"
Jo Bonner, Politician
Small: I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion
Billie Jean King
"I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion"
Billie Jean King, Athlete
Small: My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while its on your plate
Thornton Wilder
"My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate"
Thornton Wilder, Writer
Small: The whole theory of the universe is directed unerringly to one single individual
Walt Whitman
"The whole theory of the universe is directed unerringly to one single individual"
Walt Whitman, Poet
Small: There are no hopeless situations there are only men who have grown hopeless about them
Clare Boothe Luce
"There are no hopeless situations; there are only men who have grown hopeless about them"
Clare Boothe Luce, Dramatist
Small: In the final analysis there is no other solution to mans progress but the days honest work, the days honest de
Clare Boothe Luce
"In the final analysis there is no other solution to man's progress but the day's honest work, the day's honest decision, the day's generous utterances, and the day's good deed"
Clare Boothe Luce, Dramatist
Small: I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams
Madonna Ciccone
"I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams"
Madonna Ciccone, Entertainer
Small: I wish you a tolerable Thursday. Thats all any of us can hope for
"I wish you a tolerable Thursday. That's all any of us can hope for"
April Winchell, Actress
Small: Id like to run for office someday, but Im afraid my ability to spell might give me an unfair advantage
"I'd like to run for office someday, but I'm afraid my ability to spell might give me an unfair advantage"
April Winchell, Actress
Small: I havent got a lot of patience
"I haven't got a lot of patience"
Jeffrey Katzenberg, Producer
Small: Im tough, Im ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay
Madonna Ciccone
"I'm tough, I'm ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay"
Madonna Ciccone, Entertainer
Small: I just had lunch with Slash two days ago. He loves Axl. He holds no grudges towards him. Twenty years of great
Steven Adler
"I just had lunch with Slash two days ago. He loves Axl. He holds no grudges towards him. Twenty years of great music wasn't created because of some stupid grudge. That's a shame"
Steven Adler, Musician
Small: I thank God, Jesus, and my Grandmother for being able to support myself and my family
Steven Adler
"I thank God, Jesus, and my Grandmother for being able to support myself and my family"
Steven Adler, Musician
Small: Give these Indians little farms, survey them, let them put fences around them, let them have their own horses,
George Crook
"Give these Indians little farms, survey them, let them put fences around them, let them have their own horses, cows, sheep, things that they can call their own, and it will do away with tribal Indians"
George Crook, Soldier
Small: All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why
"All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why"
James Thurber, Comedian
Small: Its a naive domestic Burgundy without any breeding, but I think youll be amused by its presumption
"It's a naive domestic Burgundy without any breeding, but I think you'll be amused by its presumption"
James Thurber, Comedian
Small: Law is the essential foundation of stability and order both within societies and in international relations
J. William Fulbright
"Law is the essential foundation of stability and order both within societies and in international relations"
J. William Fulbright, Politician
Small: Whoever controls the media, the images, controls the culture
Allen Ginsberg
"Whoever controls the media, the images, controls the culture"
Allen Ginsberg, Poet
Small: I always like to get local music when Im in another country
"I always like to get local music when I'm in another country"
April Winchell, Actress
Small: People assume Im out there having this great life, but money doesnt erase the pain. When youre young you barre
Jennifer Lopez
"People assume I'm out there having this great life, but money doesn't erase the pain. When you're young you barrel through life, making choices without thinking of repercussions. A few years down the line, you wake up in a certain place and wonder how the hell you got there"
Jennifer Lopez, Musician
Small: Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart
"Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart"
Washington Irving, Writer
Small: Success breeds success
Mia Hamm
"Success breeds success"
Mia Hamm, Athlete
Small: Pursue progress, not perfection
Ben Smith
"Pursue progress, not perfection"
Ben Smith, Athlete
Small: I always received much more satisfaction as a defense attorney in obtaining an acquittal for a client than I e
"I always received much more satisfaction as a defense attorney in obtaining an acquittal for a client than I ever have as a D.A. in obtaining a conviction. All my interests and sympathies tend to be on the side of the individual as opposed to the state"
Jim Garrison, Public Servant
Small: There are no right answers to wrong questions
Ursula K. Le Guin
"There are no right answers to wrong questions"
Ursula K. Le Guin, Writer
Small: The aim of law is the maximum gratification of the nervous system of man
"The aim of law is the maximum gratification of the nervous system of man"
Learned Hand, Judge
Small: The artist never entirely knows. We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark
"The artist never entirely knows. We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark"
Agnes de Mille, Dancer
Small: No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently
"No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently"
Agnes de Mille, Dancer
Small: The head of the CIA, it seems to me, would think long and hard before he admitted that former employees of his
"The head of the CIA, it seems to me, would think long and hard before he admitted that former employees of his had been involved in the murder of the President of the United States-even if they weren't acting on behalf of the Agency when they did it"
Jim Garrison, Public Servant
Small: Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how. The moment you know how, you begin to die a
"Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how. The moment you know how, you begin to die a little"
Agnes de Mille, Dancer
Small: Every mind was made for growth, for knowledge, and its nature is sinned against when it is doomed to ignorance
William Ellery Channing
"Every mind was made for growth, for knowledge, and its nature is sinned against when it is doomed to ignorance"
William Ellery Channing, Writer
Small: Im convinced from what I know of Vernon Bundy that his testimony was truthful
"I'm convinced from what I know of Vernon Bundy that his testimony was truthful"
Jim Garrison, Public Servant
Small: Chasing Amy was an amazing role, but then after that, I went and did Big Daddy and youre the girlfriend or you
"'Chasing Amy' was an amazing role, but then after that, I went and did 'Big Daddy' and you're the girlfriend or you're the best friend. I wasn't getting the Nicole Kidman roles"
Joey Lauren Adams, Actress
Small: We may win when we lose, if we have done what we can for by so doing we have made real at least some part of t
"We may win when we lose, if we have done what we can; for by so doing we have made real at least some part of that finished product in whose fabrication we are most concerned: ourselves"
Learned Hand, Judge
Small: Thou shalt not ration justice
"Thou shalt not ration justice"
Learned Hand, Judge
Small: The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off
Abe Lemons
"The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off"
Abe Lemons, Coach
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