7 Quotes & Sayings By Harry Crews

Harry Crews (www.HarryCrews.com) is an American entrepreneur, author, international speaker, and spiritual leader. He was born in Lubbock, Texas, and joined the U.S. Navy after graduating high school. During his 20-year military career he worked as a weapons systems analyst at the Pentagon and received three medals for bravery—the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, and the Meritorious Service Medal Read more

He retired from the navy at the rank of Captain. He then attended graduate school at the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned a Master of Science Degree in Computer Science. Upon completing his studies, he returned to Lubbock to work as a computer programmer for IBM Corporation, for which he earned another promotion to Senior Programmer.

Harry's career took him all over the world including assignments in Tokyo and Johannesburg, South Africa before taking him to Okinawa Japan, Guam, Saigon/Vietnam, Bangkok Thailand, Manila Philippines Manila, Bangkok Thailand Bangkok Thailand Bangkok Thailand Bangkok Thailand Bangkok Thailand Jakarta Indonesia Jakarta Indonesia Jakarta Indonesia Jakarta Indonesia Jakarta Indonesia Jakarta Indonesia Rome Italy Rome Italy Rome Italy Rome Italy Rome Italy Rome Italy Rome Italy Rome Italy Rome Italy Rome Italy Rome Italy Athens Greece Athens Greece Athens Greece Athens Greece Athens Greece Athens Greece Athens Greece Athens Greece Athens Greece London England London England London England London England London England London England London England London England London England London England New York New York New York New York New York New York New York New York New York New York New York

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I think all of us are looking for that which does not admit of bullshit .. . If you tell me you can bench press 450, hell, we'll load up the bar and put you under it. Either you can do it or you can't do it–you can't bullshit. Ultimately, sports are just about as close to what one would call the truth as it is possible to get in this world. Harry Crews
There is something beautiful about all scars of whatever nature....
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There is something beautiful about all scars of whatever nature. A scar means the hurt is over, the wound is closed and healed, done with. Harry Crews
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Joe Lon and Willard slipped out of their shirts. Willard flipped over and walked around in the dirt on his hands. Joe Lon took the bottle of whiskey out of his back pocket, set it carefully on the step of the Winnebago, checking out Susan Gender's red pants again as he did. Then he went into a steady handstand and did six dips, his nose just short of the dirt each time he went down. They both came off their hands and looked at Duffy."I'm impressed, " said Duffy, shortly. "What the hell are you, gymnasts?"" Drunks, " said Joe Lon picking up the bottle. Harry Crews
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That was the only decision there was once upon a time: what to do with the night. Harry Crews
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Survival is triumph enough. Harry Crews