Quotes by American/USA authors (page 71)

"The Grateful Dead are our religion. This is a religion that doesn't pay homage to the God that all the other religions pay homage to"

Ken Kesey, Author

"There's five cameras, I don't know how many people in the audience... depending on where we're taping, there can be anywhere from 300 to 5,000 people, so the contestants are nervous"

Vanna White, Celebrity

"I'm really just a normal person"

Vanna White, Celebrity

"None of us suddenly becomes something overnight. The preparations have been in the making for lifetime"

Gail Godwin, Novelist

"When I was having that alphabet soup, I never thought that it would pay off"

Vanna White, Celebrity

"I think people think of me as this elegant person because they always see me dressed up"

Vanna White, Celebrity

"One is taught by experience to put a premium on those few people who can appreciate you for what you are"

Gail Godwin, Novelist

"Terrorism is the tactic of demanding the impossible, and demanding it at gunpoint"

Christopher Hitchens, Author

"And when I was young, my family was perfectly nice. I write a lot about it, as you noticed. But it was rather limited. I think, I don't think anyone in my family would really feel I'd done them an injustice by saying that. We didn't see many people. There were many books. It was as if I wanted to get away from home"

Christopher Hitchens, Author

"Well look, I mean, I think that prayer and holy water, and things like that are all fine. They don't do any good, but they don't necessarily do any harm. It's touching to be thought of in that way. It makes up for those who tell me that I've got my just desserts"

Christopher Hitchens, Author

"To hell with facts! We need stories!"

Ken Kesey, Author

"Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor"

H. Jackson Brown, Jr., Author

"I cannot remember a time when the Golden Rule was not my motto and precept, the torch that guided my footsteps"

James Cash Penney, Businessman

"I think innocence is something that adults project upon children that's not really there"

Donna Tartt, Novelist

"Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends"

H. Jackson Brown, Jr., Author

"Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity"

H. Jackson Brown, Jr., Author

"You either make dust or eat dust"

H. Jackson Brown, Jr., Author

"Theory is splendid but until put into practice, it is valueless"

James Cash Penney, Businessman

"Selling is our No. 1 job. Never get away from selling a lot of merchandise personally. The more you sell the more you learn"

James Cash Penney, Businessman

"Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners"

H. Jackson Brown, Jr., Author

"The Little Friend is a long book. It's also completely different from my first novel: different landscape, different characters, different use of language and diction, different approach to story"

Donna Tartt, Novelist

"On the other hand, I mean, that is what writers have always been supposed to do, was to rely on their own devices and to - I mean, writing is a lonely business"

Donna Tartt, Novelist

"It's hard for me to show work while I'm writing, because other people's comments will influence what happens"

Donna Tartt, Novelist

"The New Dealers have all left Washington to make way for the car dealers"

Adlai Stevenson, Politician

"The American people need to know the truth. The American people need to see the truth. In a democracy, letting the people know the truth is the essence of what it means to be free"

Barbara Boxer, Politician

"Those who survived the San Francisco earthquake said, 'Thank God, I'm still alive.' But, of course, those who died, their lives will never be the same again"

Barbara Boxer, Politician