Quote authors in 1959

Authors of 1959

Born or Deceased in 1959

Dave Allison

Dave Allison

Born :14 April 1959

Max Baer

Max Baer

Tribute :21 November 1959

Fred Couples

Fred Couples

Born :3 October 1959

Lee Haney

Lee Haney

Born :11 November 1959

Magic Johnson

Magic Johnson

Born :14 August 1959

Florance Griffith Joyner

Florance Griffith Joyner

Born :21 December 1959

Ronnie Lott

Ronnie Lott

Born :8 May 1959

John McEnroe

John McEnroe

Born :16 February 1959

Kevin Nash

Kevin Nash

Born :9 July 1959

Mike Singletary

Mike Singletary

Born :9 October 1959

Lawrence Taylor

Lawrence Taylor

Born :4 February 1959

Claude Williams

Claude Williams

Tribute :4 November 1959

John Bevere

John Bevere

Born :2 June 1959

Rick Bragg

Rick Bragg

Born :26 July 1959

Brian P.Cleary

Brian P.Cleary

Born :1 October 1959

Ben Okri

Ben Okri

Born :15 March 1959

Quotes of 1959

Quotes taken from the authors in 1959

I define fear as standing across the ring from Joe Louis and knowing he wants to go home early.

He hit me 18 times while I was in the act of falling.

If we remain humble and hungry, we can win.

Your best penalty killer is your goalie.

I love the semicolon; it's unnecessary, but graceful and sophisticated.

You want a story? Read 'Gone With the Wind'. These aren't stories. They're joke books. The whole thing of a beginning, a middle and an end has been done to death.

If I have a talent for making some fourth-grader who hates school and reading to hate it a little less, then I have to do the most with what I've been issued.

Kids enjoy laughing and are seldom bored when they find something funny. They also ask questions, often to adults, because they understand that the more words they can comprehend about a funny story or a joke, the more they'll enjoy it.

Our cat is kind dove shellfish, and thinks the world is hers, She finds a comfy spot and then we pet turtle sheep purrs.

I don't think there's a difference between writing for a newspaper or magazine and doing a chapter in a book.

People who think there is something pedestrian about journalism are just ignorant.

There are these boutique writers out there who think if they are not writing their novels sitting at a bistro with their laptops, then they're not real writers. That's ridiculous.

It is not unusual to send someone to conduct an interview you don't have time to conduct. It's what we do.

The best writers who have put pen to paper have often had a journalism background.

If they play dirty, then you play dirty.

Lawrence Taylor

I played one game, and one game played me.

Lawrence Taylor

I have a whole different type of lifestyle.

Lawrence Taylor

And once you cross over into that world, no matter how strong you are, you have to pay the price.

Lawrence Taylor

LT was just a wilder person. I don't go that route no more.

Lawrence Taylor

God blessed me with two unbelievable parents, and I am just like both of them. I have the smile and charisma of my mother and the big heart of my mom, because she wants to save the world and help the world, so I am just like her.