James A Michener Quotes (17 quotations)
1. Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries. - James A Michener
2. Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today, because if you enjoy it today, you can do it again tomorrow. - James A Michener
3. I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions. - James A Michener
4. I think the crucial thing in the writing career is to find what you want to do and how you fit in. What somebody else does is of no concern whatever except as an interesting variation. - James A Michener
5. 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
6. 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
7. If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home. - James A Michener
8. I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter. - James A Michener
9. Millions upon millions of years ago, when the continents were already formed and the principal features of the earth had been decided, there existed, then as now, one aspect of the world that dwarfed all others. a mighty ocean, resting uneasily to the east of the largest continent, a restless ever-changing, gigantic body of water that would later be described as Pacific. - James A Michener
10. 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
11. Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them. - James A Michener
12. The arrogance of the artist is a very profound thing, and it fortifies you. - James A Michener
13. The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of life comes when dreams are surrendered to reality. - James A Michener
14. The really great writers are people like Emily Brontë who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and unlimited imagination. - James A Michener
15. There are no insoluble problems. Only time-consuming ones. - James A Michener
16. They were a group of two dozen nurses completely surrounded by 100,000 unattached American men. - James A Michener
17. Yo soy un anima infeliz,Perdida en este mundo atormendo. I am a miserable spirit lost in this tormented world. - James A Michener
2. Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today, because if you enjoy it today, you can do it again tomorrow. - James A Michener
3. I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions. - James A Michener
4. I think the crucial thing in the writing career is to find what you want to do and how you fit in. What somebody else does is of no concern whatever except as an interesting variation. - James A Michener
5. 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
6. 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
7. If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home. - James A Michener
8. I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter. - James A Michener
9. Millions upon millions of years ago, when the continents were already formed and the principal features of the earth had been decided, there existed, then as now, one aspect of the world that dwarfed all others. a mighty ocean, resting uneasily to the east of the largest continent, a restless ever-changing, gigantic body of water that would later be described as Pacific. - James A Michener
10. 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
11. Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them. - James A Michener
12. The arrogance of the artist is a very profound thing, and it fortifies you. - James A Michener
13. The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of life comes when dreams are surrendered to reality. - James A Michener
14. The really great writers are people like Emily Brontë who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and unlimited imagination. - James A Michener
15. There are no insoluble problems. Only time-consuming ones. - James A Michener
16. They were a group of two dozen nurses completely surrounded by 100,000 unattached American men. - James A Michener
17. Yo soy un anima infeliz,Perdida en este mundo atormendo. I am a miserable spirit lost in this tormented world. - James A Michener
