--- title: "12 Ifs Quotes By James A. Michener" description: "12 Ifs quotes by James A. Michener. Plus more from James A. Michener and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/699/james-a-michener-1627_busy_if-a-young-aspirant-had-a-modicum-of-ski_790131.jpg" --- > [If a young aspirant had a modicum of skill and a busy typewriter she or he would sooner or later get a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/if-a-young-aspirant-had-a-modicum-of-skill-and-a-busy-typewriter-she/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/699/james-a-michener-1627_busy_if-a-young-aspirant-had-a-modicum-of-ski_790131.jpg) > [Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today because if you enjoy it today, you can do it again tomorrow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/don-t-put-off-for-tomorrow-what-you-can-do-today-because-if-you-enjoy/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/676/james-a-michener-1627_can-do_don-t-put-off-for-tomorrow-what-you-can_1424624.jpg) > [If I were a young man, I would not hesitate at writing anything to get into print, except pornography.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/if-i-were-a-young-man-i-would-not-hesitate-at-writing-anything-to-get/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e37/james-a-michener-1627_ifs_if-i-were-a-young-man-i-would-not-hesita_1994046.jpg) > [Animals form an inalienable fragment of nature, and if we hasten the disappearance of even one species, we diminish our world and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/animals-form-an-inalienable-fragment-of-nature-and-if-we-hasten-the/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/795/james-a-michener-1627_animal_animals-form-an-inalienable-fragment-of_1677567.jpg) > [I was once asked if I'd like to meet the president of a certain country. I said, "No, but I'd love to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/i-was-once-asked-if-i-d-like-to-meet-the-president-of-a-certain/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81f/james-a-michener-1627_certain_i-was-once-asked-if-i-d-like-to-meet-the_1827861.jpg) > [I think the bottom line is that if you get through a childhood like mine, it's not at all bad. Obviously, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/i-think-the-bottom-line-is-that-if-you-get-through-a-childhood-like/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b2/james-a-michener-1627_bottom_i-think-the-bottom-line-is-that-if-you-g_3096044.jpg) > [Although most of us know Vincent van Gogh in Arles and Paul Gauguin in Tahiti as if they were neighbors -- somewhat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/although-most-of-us-know-vincent-van-gogh-in-arles-and-paul-gauguin/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c50/james-a-michener-1627_artist_although-most-of-us-know-vincent-van-gog_1304640.jpg) > [Things are going to go wrong, and I think we are false to life if we don’t portray it. But there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/things-are-going-to-go-wrong-and-i-think-we-are-false-to-life-if-we/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e9/james-a-michener-1627_clown_things-are-going-to-go-wrong-and-i-think_304967.jpg) > [The rules seem to be these: If you have written a successful novel, everyone invites you to write short stories. If you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/the-rules-seem-to-be-these-if-you-have-written-a-successful-novel/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/636/james-a-michener-1627_books_the-rules-seem-to-be-these-if-you-have-w_214573.jpg) > [We risk great peril if we kill off this spirit of adventure, for we cannot predict how and in what seemingly unrelated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/we-risk-great-peril-if-we-kill-off-this-spirit-of-adventure-for-we/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19c/james-a-michener-1627_adventure_we-risk-great-peril-if-we-kill-off-this_2351890.jpg) > [ . . . Luddites were those frenzied traditionalists of the early 19th century who toured \[England\] wrecking new weaving machines on the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/luddites-were-those-frenzied-traditionalists-of-the-early-19th/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/182/james-a-michener-1627_19th-century_luddites-were-those-frenzied-traditional_76909.jpg) > [The most sheer fun I ever had in sports was playing volleyball, a game I commend highly. I understand that an effort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/the-most-sheer-fun-i-ever-had-in-sports-was-playing-volleyball-a-game/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c85/james-a-michener-1627_cuba_the-most-sheer-fun-i-ever-had-in-sports_2018315.jpg) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More by James A. Michener > [ “\[Very rich people\] with brains make a great effort to hold on to every penny they have while preaching to the general population that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/very-rich-people-with-brains-make-a-great-effort-to-hold-on-to-every/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) > [A writer can make a fortune in America, but he can't make a living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/a-writer-can-make-a-fortune-in-america-but-he-can-t-make-a-living/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) > [As a writer I have persisted in my uncertainty, alternating between novels which could charitably be considered literature and world reporting which by another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/as-a-writer-i-have-persisted-in-my-uncertainty-alternating-between/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) > [ . . . Luddites were those frenzied traditionalists of the early 19th century who toured \[England\] wrecking new weaving machines on the theory that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/luddites-were-those-frenzied-traditionalists-of-the-early-19th/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) > [I am terrified of restrictive religious doctrine, having learned from history that when men who adhere to any form of it are in control,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/i-am-terrified-of-restrictive-religious-doctrine-having-learned-from/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) > [“This is not a promise, this is not threat, it's just the way it's gonna be!!!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/this-is-not-a-promise-this-is-not-threat-it-s-just-the-way-it-s-gonna/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) > [“We went into the night and for the first time in my life I saw the stars hanging low over the desert, for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/we-went-into-the-night-and-for-the-first-time-in-my-life-i-saw-the/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) > [The rules seem to be these: If you have written a successful novel, everyone invites you to write short stories. If you have written…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/the-rules-seem-to-be-these-if-you-have-written-a-successful-novel/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) > [“A Roman came to Rabbi Gimzo the Water Carrier, and asked, "What is this study of the law that you Jews engage in?" and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/a-roman-came-to-rabbi-gimzo-the-water-carrier-and-asked-what-is-this/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) > [If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/if-you-reject-the-food-ignore-the-customs-fear-the-religion-and-avoid/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) > [I think the crucial thing in the writing career is to find what you want to do and how you fit in. What somebody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/i-think-the-crucial-thing-in-the-writing-career-is-to-find-what-you/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) > [“The chance emergence of the was nothing. Remember this. But its persistence and patient accumulation of stature were everything. Only by relentless effort did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/the-chance-emergence-of-the-was-nothing-remember-this-but-its/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) > [During my lifetime I have met dozens of writers and photographers in dozens of different countries. But I have encountered no one who could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/during-my-lifetime-i-have-met-dozens-of-writers-and-photographers-in/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) > [My work as a naval officer in World War II enabled me to serve on 49 different South Pacific islands so that I came…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/my-work-as-a-naval-officer-in-world-war-ii-enabled-me-to-serve-on-49/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) > [The sense of belonging is one of the great gifts men get in battle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/the-sense-of-belonging-is-one-of-the-great-gifts-men-get-in-battle/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/james-a-michener/#itemlist", "name": "12 Ifs Quotes By James A. 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