Average Quote by Calvin Trillin Download Open image “The shelf life of the average trade book is somewhere between milk and yogurt.” — Calvin Trillin ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.3 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Average Book Books Life Milk Shelf life Shelves Trade Yogurt
The average trade book has a shelf life of between milk and yogurt, except for books by any member of the Irving Wallace family… — Calvin Trillin Copy Share Image
As part of my research for An Anthology of Authors' Atrocity Stories About Publishers, I conducted a study (employing my usual controls) that showed… — Calvin Trillin Copy Share Image
The shelf life of the modern hardback writer is somewhere between the milk and the yogurt. — John Mortimer Copy Share Image
The shelf life of the modern hardback writer is somewhere between the milk and the yoghurt. — John Mortimer Copy Share Image
If you want to live a top shelf life then you need to stand on the books you have read. Never stop learning, never… — Jim Rohn Copy Share Image
“The length of the life of the consumer of the product is, to the vast majority of food manufacturers, not nearly as important as… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Words people say not only have a shelf life but have the ability to shape life. — Bob Goff Copy Share Image
With Donald Trump, you know, what I would tell you is that he's got shelf life like I never would have guessed. — Melissa Harris-Perry Copy Share Image
“I am firmly committed to the proposition that whoever is in power is exceedingly silly… And that goes for the opposition as well.” — Calvin Trillin Copy Share Image
People, not just reporters, are more interested in politics than in government, so the actual issues wouldn't be something that interested them. — Calvin Trillin Copy Share Image
Perhaps we've time to have a look at the Number Thirty-One bus queue before we turn in. — Calvin Trillin Copy Share Image
“All White House hopefuls we forewarn: You'll have to prove that you were born. Before Trump hits the state of granite, He must identify… — Calvin Trillin Copy Share Image
We all know funny people who can't get it down on the page - even funny writers who can't get it down on the… — Calvin Trillin Copy Share Image
If bumblebee leavings and stump paste are so good for you, why can't any of those guys (in the health stores) grow full beards? — Calvin Trillin Copy Share Image
At American weddings, the quality of the food is in inverse proportion to the social position of the bride and groom. — Calvin Trillin Copy Share Image
As far as I'm concerned, 'whom' is a word that was invented to make everyone sound like a butler. — Calvin Trillin Copy Share Image
Avoid restaurants with names that are improbable descriptions, such as the Purple Goose, the Blue Kangaroo or the Quilted Orangutan. — Calvin Trillin Copy Share Image
I don't cook. I don't know anything about food. I've never reviewed a restaurant. — Calvin Trillin Copy Share Image
Fairs are good places to eat, particularly for stand-up eaters--which is one of the kinds of eaters I am, although when I eat standing… — Calvin Trillin Copy Share Image
I genuinely did not expect more than half our nation to choose to walk away from our long-term allies into the arms of our… — Brian Reade Copy Share Image
There were times last year when people looked at the scoreboard and thought my batting average was the temperature. — Buck Martinez Copy Share Image
The average condition of the people improving or deteriorating, depends upon whether population is advancing faster than improvement, or improvement than population. — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
In comparative terms, there's no poverty in America by a long shot. Heritage Foundation political scientist Robert Rector has worked up figures showing that… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
The average well-being of our societies is not dependent any longer on national income and economic growth. ... But the differences between us and… — Richard G. Wilkinson Copy Share Image
I really focus more to hit for average, just try to put the ball in play as much as I can. — Juan Soto Copy Share Image
You give me enough shots, I'll average 20. You give me a particular system where I stick close to the basket, I'll average 10 rebounds. — Chris Bosh Copy Share Image
The average ordinary citizen can do a lot of different things when it comes to the climate crisis. — Lawrence Bender Copy Share Image
The average American expends more time becoming informed about choosing a car than choosing a candidate. But, then, the consequences of the former choice… — George Will Copy Share Image
My phone rings, they call me up and say, 'Chael, your testosterone level is too high.' I say, 'Well, how high was it?' They… — Chael Sonnen Copy Share Image
In one century, we've added 28 years to our average life span - a change so rapid that our brains couldn't possibly have evolved… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
So-called Western Civilization, as practised in half of Europe, some of Asia and a few parts of North America, is better than anything else… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image