Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Larry McMurtry Quotes: If you want one thing too much it’s likely to be a disappointment. The healthy way is to learn to like the everyday things, like soft beds and buttermilk—and feisty gentlemen.
         

If you want one thing too much it’s likely to be a disappointment. The healthy way is to learn to like the everyday things, like soft beds and buttermilk—and feisty gentlemen.


Larry McMurtry
Check all other quotes by Larry McMurtry

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Larry McMurtry Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Fri. 29 Mar. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/If-you-want-one-thing-too-much-803906>.





Check out


Other quotes of Larry McMurtry


True maturity is only reached when a man realizes he has become a father figure to his girlfriends' boyfriend - and he accepts it

True maturity is only reached when a man realizes he has become a father figure to his girlfriends' boyfriend - and he accepts it



Self-parody is the first portent of age.

Self-parody is the first portent of age.



Only a rank degenerate would drive 1,500 miles across Texas without eating a chicken fried steak.

Only a rank degenerate would drive 1,500 miles across Texas without eating a chicken fried steak.



Backward is just not a natural direction for Americans to look - historical ignorance remains a national characteristic.

Backward is just not a natural direction for Americans to look - historical ignorance remains a national characteristic.



If you wait, all that happens is that you get older.

If you wait, all that happens is that you get older.



Uva uvum vivendo varia fit

Uva uvum vivendo varia fit


fit


People would be bored shitless if they had to love only the good in someone they care about.

People would be bored shitless if they had to love only the good in someone they care about.



A woman's love is like the morning dew. It's just as likely to settle on a horse turd as a rose.

A woman's love is like the morning dew. It's just as likely to settle on a horse turd as a rose.



Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.

Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.



Yesterday's gone on down the river and you can't get it back.

Yesterday's gone on down the river and you can't get it back.





Other quotes you may like




I love England and the historical aspect of it.

I love England and the historical aspect of it.



We exist in a bizarre combination of Stone Age emotions, medieval beliefs, and god-like technology.

We exist in a bizarre combination of Stone Age emotions, medieval beliefs, and god-like technology.



Oh, I love red. I'm very loyal to my colors. I love violet.

Oh, I love red. I'm very loyal to my colors. I love violet.



Life is not having, it's wanting. Life is not taking, it's giving. Life is not dying, it's living.

Life is not having, it's wanting. Life is not taking, it's giving. Life is not dying, it's living.



You cannot earn money from any artistic career. You have to spend all the time if you want to develop, and keep presenting shows that are always better, always new.

You cannot earn money from any artistic career. You have to spend all the time if you want to develop, and keep presenting shows that are always better, always new.



A non-frightening zombie is a lame zombie.

A non-frightening zombie is a lame zombie.



People who identify themselves as conservatives donate money to charity more often than people who identify themselves as liberals. They donate more money and a higher percentage of their incomes.

People who identify themselves as conservatives donate money to charity more often than people who identify themselves as liberals. They donate more money and a higher percentage of their incomes.



I'm not a drug user myself. I'm too little to take drugs - my body can't take it.

I'm not a drug user myself. I'm too little to take drugs - my body can't take it.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "If you want one thing too much it’s likely to be a disappointment. The healthy way is to learn to like the everyday things, like soft beds and buttermilk—and feisty gentlemen.". Author of this quote is Larry McMurtry. This quote is about feisty, way, everyday things, disappointment, too much, one thing, healthy,.