Ron Padgett Quotes

“Make eye contact with a tree.”
― Ron Padgett, How to Be Perfect: An Illustrated Guide

“If someone murders your child, get a shotgun and blow his head off.”
― Ron Padgett, How to Be Perfect: An Illustrated Guide

“Don't think progress exists. It doesn't.”
― Ron Padgett, How to Be Perfect: An Illustrated Guide

“Don't use the word 'extirpate' too often.”
― Ron Padgett, How to Be Perfect: An Illustrated Guide

“Forgive your country every once in a while. If that's not possible, go to another one.”
― Ron Padgett, How to Be Perfect: An Illustrated Guide

“Know that the only perfect things are a 300 game in bowling and a 27-batter, 27-out game in baseball.”
― Ron Padgett, How to Be Perfect: An Illustrated Guide

“Don't read the newspaper more than once a year.”
― Ron Padgett, How to Be Perfect: An Illustrated Guide

“Read and reread great books.”
― Ron Padgett, How to Be Perfect: An Illustrated Guide