Howard Jacobson Quotes

Whoever has once been truly unsettled by a work of the imagination will never give loyalty to a single idea, belief system, religious faith or party.

Howard Jacobson

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Cremer's 'Nightshade' is a smart blend of romance, action, philosophy, and pagan witchcraft. And, yes, high-schoolers shape-shifting into wolves.

Andrew Shaffer

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Your reaction when you lose control in a situation is to try and hang on tighter.

Jeff Nichols

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It's been a continuity right from the beginning - that longing to weave together perceptions, to affirm the richness of us as human beings both as performers and audience members.

Meredith Monk

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I might retire when acting becomes too hard on me physically, but I don't want to give up easily. I really want to have a long-term acting career.

Song Joong-ki

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It's always boiled down to the quality of your music and the quality of your deal with whoever's distributing your music: There are artists who sold a lot of records and didn't make money because of their deal, and artists who didn't sell nearly as much who made a great living because they own their masters.

Troy Carter

MusicGreatMoneyQualityDownOwn

Robots may cut down on infection and mean a consultant can see more patients, but wouldn't you rather meet the doctor than a machine?

Robert Winston

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I've never felt powerful enough to write a true political novel, or deeply knowledgeable enough to draw a character like, say, Tolstoy's Prince Kutuzov.

Mona Simpson

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I love playing basketball. And to be able to continue to play as a job, that's the best to me.

Draymond Green

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Me and Luke are fraternity brothers. Luke Bryan was already in Nashville when I got to college. He had come back to his old fraternity house, which was my new fraternity house. We met there and just kinda stayed in touch.

Cole Swindell

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I have a great fondness for the liars in my stories.

Alice McDermott

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I was such a massive fan of all the '60s pop bands, but if I had to single out one band, it would definitely be The Beatles.

Paul Weller

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I've been in crisis situations, I've been down, I've been hurt, I've been behind on the scorecards, and I've had to pull that shot out to knock somebody out. I've been in all kinds of situations and still come out on top.

Tyson Fury

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