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James A Michener Quotes

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

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

We are never prepared for what we expect 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

You write that first draft really to see how it’s going to come out 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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The arrogance of the artist is a very profound thing, and it fortifies you Picture Quote #1

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

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

They were a group of two dozen nurses completely surrounded by 100,000 unattached American men Picture Quote #1

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

Wherever a human being goes, there is a challenge. Be the best man you can, and your gods will look with favor upon you Picture Quote #1

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An age is called dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it Picture Quote #1

If your book doesn't keep you up nights when you are writing it, it won't keep anyone up nights reading it Picture Quote #1

For this is the journey that men make, to find themselves. If they fail in this, it doesn't matter much what else they find Picture Quote #1

When this is over, I'm not going to be the same guy. I'm going to live as if I were a great man Picture Quote #1

A soldier lives always for the next battle, because he knows that before it arrives impossible changes can occur in his favor Picture Quote #1

A nation becomes what its young people read in their youth. Its ideals are fashioned then, its goals strongly determined Picture Quote #1

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It heartens me to think of Verdi who composed thundering operas in his eighties; Michelangelo who did fine work in his ninetieth year, and Titian, who painted better than ever in his one hundredth Picture Quote #1

America is a nation with many flaws, but hopes so vast that only the cowardly would refuse to acknowledge them Picture Quote #1

I am terrified of restrictive religious doctrine, having learned from history that when men who adhere to any form of it are in control, common men like me are in peril Picture Quote #1

Job is to provide permanent solace and spiritual leadership to the people as a whole, whatever their government at the moment, so long as it stays within the bounds of moral decency Picture Quote #1

Organizations like the church or General Motors promote a man up and up until he reaches a spot which he is obviously incapable of filling, and there they lay him to rest 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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Silence, much more powerful than before, much more shot through with the meaning of life and the accumulated wisdom of history Picture Quote #1

No man leaves where he is and seeks a distant place unless he is in some respect a failure Picture Quote #1

In 1948 I addressed some students at Washington and Lee University, and in the question answer period one young man observed with asperity, but it's easy for you to write. You've traveled Picture Quote #1

Russia, France, Germany and China. They revere their writers. America is still a frontier country that almost shudders at the idea of creative expression Picture Quote #1

If a man happens to find himself, he has a mansion which he can inhabit with dignity all the days of his life Picture Quote #1

I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains Picture Quote #1

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For some time now they had been suspicious of him (James A Michener Quotes) It is difficult to be king when the gods are changing (James A Michener Quotes) We are never prepared for what we expect (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) You write that first draft really to see how it’s going to come out (James A Michener Quotes) No idea is ever dead until those who believe in it say it’s dead (James A Michener Quotes) The arrogance of the artist is a very profound thing, and it fortifies you (James A Michener Quotes) There are no insoluble problems. Only time - consuming ones (James A Michener Quotes) Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries (James A Michener Quotes) They were a group of two dozen nurses completely surrounded by 100,000 unattached American men (James A Michener Quotes) I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter (James A Michener Quotes) Wherever a human being goes, there is a challenge. Be the best man you can, and your gods will look with favor upon you (James A Michener Quotes) An age is called dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it (James A Michener Quotes) If your book doesn't keep you up nights when you are writing it, it won't keep anyone up nights reading it (James A Michener Quotes) For this is the journey that men make, to find themselves. If they fail in this, it doesn't matter much what else they find (James A Michener Quotes) When this is over, I'm not going to be the same guy. I'm going to live as if I were a great man (James A Michener Quotes) A soldier lives always for the next battle, because he knows that before it arrives impossible changes can occur in his favor (James A Michener Quotes) A nation becomes what its young people read in their youth. Its ideals are fashioned then, its goals strongly determined (James A Michener Quotes) It heartens me to think of Verdi who composed thundering operas in his eighties; Michelangelo who did fine work in his ninetieth year, and Titian, who painted better than ever in his one hundredth (James A Michener Quotes) America is a nation with many flaws, but hopes so vast that only the cowardly would refuse to acknowledge them (James A Michener Quotes) I am terrified of restrictive religious doctrine, having learned from history that when men who adhere to any form of it are in control, common men like me are in peril (James A Michener Quotes) Job is to provide permanent solace and spiritual leadership to the people as a whole, whatever their government at the moment, so long as it stays within the bounds of moral decency (James A Michener Quotes) Organizations like the church or General Motors promote a man up and up until he reaches a spot which he is obviously incapable of filling, and there they lay him to rest (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) Silence, much more powerful than before, much more shot through with the meaning of life and the accumulated wisdom of history (James A Michener Quotes) No man leaves where he is and seeks a distant place unless he is in some respect a failure (James A Michener Quotes) In 1948 I addressed some students at Washington and Lee University, and in the question answer period one young man observed with asperity, but it's easy for you to write. You've traveled (James A Michener Quotes) Russia, France, Germany and China. They revere their writers. America is still a frontier country that almost shudders at the idea of creative expression (James A Michener Quotes) If a man happens to find himself, he has a mansion which he can inhabit with dignity all the days of his life (James A Michener Quotes) I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains (James A Michener Quotes)

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