John Mercer Patton

Famous quotes containing the words john, mercer and/or patton:

    “You are at your very best when things are worst.”
    —Raynold Gideon, U.S. screenwriter, and John Carpenter. Starman (Jeff Bridges)

    “Lazybones, sleepin’ in the sun, how you ‘spec’ to get your day’s work done?”
    —Johnny Mercer (1909–1976)

    “An accent mark, perhaps, instead of a whole western accent—a point of punctuation rather than a uniform twang. That is how it should be worn: as a quiet point of character reference, an apt phrase of sartorial allusion—macho, sotto voce.”
    —Phil Patton (b. 1953)