Upton Sinclair The Jungle Quotes & Sayings

Practice the 101 Percent Principle. Whenever possible, find the 1 percent you do agree on in a difficult situation, and give it 100 percent of your effort. — John C. Maxwell

I had throat cancer, and I had to have radiation treatments, and I couldn't sing for a long time; and this was in '97. I had 28 radiation treatments. I didn't die, thank God. — Levon Helm

Is that what he thinks? I mean, I know it's the truth, but it shouldn't be what he thinks. Husbands should think the best of their wives, as a matter of principle. — Sophie Kinsella

One of the necessary accompaniments of capitalism in a democracy is political corruption. — Upton Sinclair

All successful employers are stalking men who will do the unusual, men who think, men who attract attention by performing more than is expected of them. — Charles M. Schwab

I believe most people are good, even deep down, even if you have to dig a little - although some people can tempt one to pick up a shovel and actually put that to the test. — Christina Engela

To love the world is to be afflicted. — Yunus Emre

You have Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan ... and Mario Lemieux. He's the best in hockey, in my opinion. — Kordell Stewart

If we are paying attention to our lives, we'll recognise those defining moments. The challenge for so many of us is that we are so deep into daily distractions and 'being busy, busy' that we miss out on those moments and opportunities that - if jumped on - would get our careers and personal lives to a whole new level of wow. — Robin S. Sharma

We simulated the predator with livestock and the perennial grassland returned. Just put the whole back, and there it was. You'll find the scientific method never discovers anything. Observant, creative people make discoveries. But the scientific method protects us from cranks like me. — Allan Savory

Upton Sinclair's The Jungle — Rysa Walker

I've commissioned an adaptation of 'The Jungle', by Upton Sinclair, a story of a young immigrant from Lithuania to the meat-packing industry of Chicago in 1904, and the rise of the unions in America. — David Schwimmer

Dieve--but I'm glad I'm not a hog. — Upton Sinclair

Thoughts are circular, they don't take you anywhere. They don't have feet-they can't gain any ground. They can trap you if you don't eventually stand up and make a move. — Katie Kacvinsky

It is an interesting experience to become acquainted with a country through the eyes of the insane, and, if I may say so, a particularly useful grounding for life in Britain. — Bill Bryson

His power over her was limited, because she didn't love him. — Ann Brashares

I had never read Upton Sinclair. I didn't read 'The Jungle' in high school or anything like that. But it's pretty terrific writing. — Paul Thomas Anderson

And the wild beast rose up within him and screamed, as it had screamed in the Jungle from the dawn of time. — Upton Sinclair

Our culture runs on coffee and gasoline, the first often tasting like the second. — Edward Abbey

I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach. — Upton Sinclair

Here was one more difficulty for him to meet and conquer. — Upton Sinclair