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James A Michener Quotes

The sense of belonging is one of the great gifts men get in battle Picture Quote #1

The decent thing to do is to get rid of some of this money Picture Quote #1

I’m not a very good writer, but I’m an excellent rewriter Picture Quote #1

Contrary to what people think, I slave over my books Picture Quote #1

I was a Navy officer writing about Navy problems and I simply stole this lovely Army nurse and popped her into a Navy uniform, where she has done very well for herself Picture Quote #1

All I can do is play the game the way the cards fall Picture Quote #1

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Rampaging horsemen can conquer; only the city can civilize Picture Quote #1

The dead are dead but they rely on us to fulfill their hopes Picture Quote #1

It takes courage to know when you ought to be afraid Picture Quote #1

Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them Picture Quote #1

The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he's always doing both Picture Quote #1

No idea is ever dead until those who believe in it say it’s dead Picture Quote #1

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You write that first draft really to see how it’s going to come out Picture Quote #1

We are never prepared for what we expect Picture Quote #1

It is difficult to be king when the gods are changing Picture Quote #1

For some time now they had been suspicious of him Picture Quote #1

Youth is truth Picture Quote #1

There are no insoluble problems. Only time - consuming ones Picture Quote #1

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The arrogance of the artist is a very profound thing, and it fortifies you Picture Quote #1

Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries Picture Quote #1

I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter Picture Quote #1

I am a humanist because I think humanity can, with constant moral guidance, create reasonably decent societies. I think that young people who want to understand the world can profit from the works of Plato and Socrates, the behaviour of the three Thomases, Aquinas, more and Jefferson - the austere analyses of Immanuel Kant and the political leadership of Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt Picture Quote #1

Things are going to go wrong, and I think we are false to life if we don't portray it. But there is also the hope that some lucky clown is going to come along and stumble into the gold mine. and I think you are also entitled to hold out that hope Picture Quote #1

He had obtained a clearer view of his homeland by leaving it and seeing it through the eyes of others Picture Quote #1

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The sense of belonging is one of the great gifts men get in battle (James A Michener Quotes) The decent thing to do is to get rid of some of this money (James A Michener Quotes) I’m not a very good writer, but I’m an excellent rewriter (James A Michener Quotes) Contrary to what people think, I slave over my books (James A Michener Quotes) I was a Navy officer writing about Navy problems and I simply stole this lovely Army nurse and popped her into a Navy uniform, where she has done very well for herself. (James A Michener Quotes) All I can do is play the game the way the cards fall (James A Michener Quotes) Rampaging horsemen can conquer; only the city can civilize (James A Michener Quotes) The dead are dead but they rely on us to fulfill their hopes (James A Michener Quotes) It takes courage to know when you ought to be afraid (James A Michener Quotes) Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them (James A Michener Quotes) The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he's always doing both (James A Michener Quotes) No idea is ever dead until those who believe in it say it’s dead (James A Michener Quotes) You write that first draft really to see how it’s going to come out (James A Michener Quotes) We are never prepared for what we expect (James A Michener Quotes) It is difficult to be king when the gods are changing (James A Michener Quotes) For some time now they had been suspicious of him (James A Michener Quotes) Youth is truth (James A Michener Quotes) There are no insoluble problems. Only time - consuming ones (James A Michener Quotes) The arrogance of the artist is a very profound thing, and it fortifies you (James A Michener Quotes) Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries (James A Michener Quotes) I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter (James A Michener Quotes) I am a humanist because I think humanity can, with constant moral guidance, create reasonably decent societies. I think that young people who want to understand the world can profit from the works of Plato and Socrates, the behaviour of the three Thomases, Aquinas, more and Jefferson - the austere analyses of Immanuel Kant and the political leadership of Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt (James A Michener Quotes) Things are going to go wrong, and I think we are false to life if we don't portray it. But there is also the hope that some lucky clown is going to come along and stumble into the gold mine. and I think you are also entitled to hold out that hope (James A Michener Quotes) He had obtained a clearer view of his homeland by leaving it and seeing it through the eyes of others (James A Michener Quotes)