James Jones
James Jones
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth6 November 1921
CountryUnited States of America
achievement brought greatest language learned observed people
He observed neighborhoods, people in neighborhoods, and he learned how they talk. I think that is the greatest achievement that he has done - he brought that to his plays, the language of people.
people
I don't think people like to read about themselves or about others as they really are. It would be too horrifying.
anytime both depending kids knew nick others pass people shoot spots talked
We knew both of them. It was funny, because depending on who you talked to, some people thought Nick was better and others thought Caleb was better. Anytime you can get two kids who can shoot and pass the way they do, you find spots for both of them.
apartment astronauts baby bring coming discover irritating people rather themselves ultimate whatever
What if we do go to some other planet, discover it has life, and then not be able to get the baby snakes, or whatever they are, deathworms probably, out of the capsule, and then rather than sacrificing themselves and not coming back, the astronauts bring back the ultimate in irritating apartment pests. In 2106, people will be complaining about having deathworms in their bread.
almost billion conduct election foolproof fraud kinds minimum opportunity past people registered spent sure various voting
Over the past half-dozen years they've spent almost $2 billion in various kinds of safeguards, to make sure that people are registered correctly, to make sure that there's minimum opportunity for fraud on the voting cards, to have as much of a foolproof conduct of the election as possible,
people
If people still have those systems, they've got to be rethinking it.
love-life men people
Up until then it had only been himself. Up to then it had been a private wrestle between him and himself. Nobody else much entered into it. After the people came into it he was, of course, a different man. Everything had changed then and he was no longer the virgin, with the virgin's right to insist upon platonic love. Life, in time, takes every maidenhead, even if it has to dry it up; it does not matter how the owner wants to keep it. Up to then he had been the young idealist. But he could not stay there. Not after the other people entered into it.
defense hurt special stop teams
We had these guys, but special teams hurt us a lot. We couldn't stop them as well sometimes on defense in situations. We've just got to make more plays.
build resolve spirit stronger united
We are united not only in our grief, but also in our resolve to build a better world. Our spirit is unbroken -- in fact, it is stronger than ever.
limit poised stay
We're going to try to keep it going on the road. The big things will be to stay poised and limit our mistakes.
along beauty leading life lines seemed simple struck words
The simple beauty of August's words struck me profoundly. The lines just seemed to have a life of their own leading me along as I read it.
forward mexico
And when that happens, Mexico will have really leapt forward to first-world respectability.
adds bench depth kyle matt potential strength successful understand
The thing you also have to understand is that our strength is the depth of our team. When you have Matt Kyle and Ross Morin come off the bench in those spots, that just adds to our potential to be successful down low.
accept learned racism taken
I've learned that racism will not be taken as a given. I don't think we should ever accept it.