John Gardner
John Gardner
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth21 July 1933
CountryUnited States of America
learning less mature people reasons risk stop willing
One of the reasons mature people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure.
amateur impact phenomenal
He has had phenomenal impact on amateur hockey.
easily gives momentary pleasure separates victim
Self-pity is easily the most destructive of the nonpharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary pleasure and separates the victim from reality.
became caused education major obligation opportunity putting research turn university
The university became the major generator of U.S. research. That caused an opportunity and an obligation to turn that research into results, putting research and education together.
devil exception temptation
One should fight like the devil the temptation to think well of editors. They are all, without exception - at least some of the time, incompetent or crazy.
anywhere expertise facility people run skilled
This is a facility run by skilled people and you won't get that expertise anywhere else.
build few homes increase next time
Lenox Township has 1,300 homes right now. We think some time in the next 10 years we'll build about 4,000 homes. We should see a 400-home increase in just the next few years.
sit
We just can't sit back and do nothing.
disguised faced great series
We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as unsolvable problems.
activity alleged changed conditions fact happening occurred question
The question is not what's happening in 1998, but what if any anticompetitive activity occurred in the past. The fact that competitive conditions have changed would not vitiate any alleged anticompetitive activity in the past.
reality self giving
Self pity is easily the most destructive of the non-pharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary pleasure and separates the victim from reality.
reading writing printed-word
We read five words on the first page of a really good novel and we begin to forget that we are reading printed words on a page; we begin to see images.
dream wall spinning-around
Talking, talking. Spinning a web of words, pale walls of dreams, between myself and all I see.
patriotic political citizens
The citizen can bring our political and governmental institutions back to life, make them responsive and accountable, and keep them honest. No one else can.