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Letter "J" » James Thurber Quotes
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«From now on, I think it is safe to predict, neither the Democratic nor the Republican Party will ever nominate for President a candidate without good looks, stage presence, theatrical delivery, and a sense of timing.»
Author: James Thurber
(Writer)
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candidate, delivery, good looks, nominate, nominated, nominating, predict, theatrical
«Sophistication might be described as the ability to cope gracefully with a situation involving the presence of a formidable menace to one's poise and prestige (such as the butler, or the man under the bed -- but never the husband).»
«The sanity of the average banquet speaker lasts about two and a half months; at the end of that time he begins to mutter to himself, and calls out in his sleep.»
Author: James Thurber
(Writer)
«There is, of course, a certain amount of drudgery in newspaper work, just as there is in teaching classes, tunneling into a bank, or being President of the United States.»
Author: James Thurber
(Writer)
«Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that can happen to a man.»
Author: James Thurber
(Writer)
«One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough.»
Author: James Thurber
(Writer)
«A word to the wise is not sufficient if it doesn't make sense.»
Author: James Thurber
(Writer)
«My drawings have been described as pre-internationalist, meaning that they were finished before the ideas for them had occurred to me. I shall not argue the point.»
Author: James Thurber
(Writer)
«Most presidents eventually have to shed people who are liabilities in order to survive.»
Author: James Thurber
(Writer)
«It's going to be almost impossible to overcome the perception about the president that he didn't show compassion and didn't get control of the policy failures. The vivid images that are coming across the television are really destroying his image as a leader.»
Author: James Thurber
(Writer)
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