Louis L'Amour quotes - page 2

There is nothing more dangerous than a woman with a shotgun. Because you don't know when it's going to go off... and neither does she. (Louis L'Amour)
A mistake constantly made by those who should know better is to judge people of the past by our standards rather than their own. The only way men or women can be judged is against the canvas of their own time. View quote
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Love is a moment of stillness that sometimes a word can shatter to pieces. Or love can be a thing that endures, a rich, deep current flowing unending through the years. View quote
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No memory is ever alone; it's at the end of a trail of memories, a dozen trails that each have their own associations. View quote
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How much could I tell them? How much dared I tell them? View quote
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A book is less important for what it says than for what it makes you think. View quote
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I would not sit waiting for some vague tomorrow, nor for something to happen. One could wait a lifetime, and find nothing at the end of the waiting. I would begin here, I would make something happen. View quote
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When you go to a country, you must learn how to say two things: how to ask for food, and to tell a woman that you love her. Of these the second is more important, for if you tell a woman you love her, she will certainly feed you. View quote
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If I were asked what education should give, I would say it should offer a breadth of view, ease of understanding, tolerance for others, and a background from which the mind can explore in any direction. View quote
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History is not made only by kings and parliaments, presidents, wars, and generals. It is the story of people, of their love, honor, faith, hope and suffering; of birth and death, of hunger, thirst and cold, of loneliness and sorrow. View quote
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I came into the world with two priceless advantages: good health and a love of learning. (Louis L'Amour)
I am merely a seeker after knowledge, taking the world for my province, for it seems all knowledge is interrelated, and each science is dependent to some extent on the others. View quote
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The Apache don't have a word for love," he said. "Know what they both say at the marriage? The squaw-taking ceremony?" "Tell me." "Varlebena. It means forever. That's all they say. View quote
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We do not at present educate people to think but, rather, to have opinions, and that is something altogether different. View quote
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I do not think much of ages. People are people. What does it matter how old or young they are? It is a category, and I do not like categories. It is a sort of pigeonhole or a label. View quote
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To a fool time brings only age not wisdom. View quote
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A good beginning makes a good end. View quote
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To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain. View quote
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He never knew when he was whipped... So he never was....... View quote
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violence is an evil thing, but when the guns are all in the hands of the men without respect for human rights, then men are really in trouble. View quote
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The key to understanding any people is in its art: its writing, painting, sculpture. (Louis L'Amour)
One day I was speeding along at the typewriter, and my daughter - who was a child at the time - asked me, "Daddy, why are you writing so fast?" And I replied, "Because I want to see how the story turns out! View quote
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A writer's brain is like a magician's hat. If you're going to get anything out of it, you have to put something in it first. View quote
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Anger is a killing thing: it kills the man who angers, for each rage leaves him less than he had been before - it takes something from him. View quote
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Have faith in God but keep your powder dry. View quote
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