William Lyon Phelps (1865-1943)

William Lyon Phelps (1865-1943)

William Lyon Phelps (January 2, 1865 New Haven, Connecticut – August 21, 1943 New Haven, Connecticut) was an American author, critic and scholar. He taught the first American university course on the modern novel. He was a well-known speaker who drew large crowds. He had a radio show, wrote a daily syndicated newspaper column, lectured frequently, and published numerous popular books and articles.

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Quotes·Quotations by William Lyon Phelps

Work

¶ Whenever it is in any way possible, every boy and girl should choose as his life work some occupation which he should like to do anyhow, even if he did not need the money.

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Isaac Asimov (1920-1992)

Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov (c. 2 January 1920 – 6 April 1992) was a Russian-born American author and biochemist.

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@ A planet full of people meant nothing against the dictates of economic necessity!
The Currents of Space (1952)

@ I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.

Mind

@ It is the nature of the mind that makes individuals kin, and the differences in the shape, form or manner of the material atoms out of whose intricate relationships that mind is built are altogether trivial.
Isaac Asimov, The Beginning and the End (1977) as quoted in Todd Siler, Breaking the Mind Barrier (1997)

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Cuba Gooding, Jr. (1968- )

Cuba Gooding, Jr. (1968- )

Cuba M. Gooding, Jr. (born January 2, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for his Academy Award-winning portrayal of Rod Tidwell in Cameron Crowe's 1996 film Jerry Maguire.

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Quotes·Quotation by Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Cuba Gooding, Jr. as Rod Tidwell from Jerry Maguire (1996)


¶ Show me the money!

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