Jim Crace Quotes

Retiring from writing is to avoid the inevitable bitterness which a writing career is bound to deliver as its end product in almost every case.

Jim Crace

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: March 1, 1946

Topics

WritingEndCareerBitternessAvoid

We have reduced sales tax on food. Now we want it eliminated.

Joe Manchin

FoodTaxNowWantSalesReduced

Really, ambition has gone. I look for things that tickle my fancy. You begin to see the end of life on the horizon. You think, 'It's not going on forever, this.' Let's make the most of what time I have left.

Jeremy Irons

LifeTimeAmbitionThinkEndLook

Eighty percent of my job is to ask the question, 'If this were real, what would it look like?'

John Knoll

JobLookQuestionAskRealPercent

I am a proud moderate republican. But I like democrats as well.

John T. Chambers

I AmProudRepublicanDemocratsWell

If I put on a T-shirt that says 'YAAAS,' I want to mean it.

Alyssa Edwards

WantT-ShirtMeanPutSays

I put my diet chart aside when I am in MP! Be it poha, jalebi, daal baafla, or namkeen, I always make sure that I relish the local delicacies before leaving Indore. Indore is a must visit for all the foodies.

Sriti Jha

I AmDietLeavingAlwaysMustSure

It all started back in '69 when I worked with Jack Nitzche on 'Performance.' That was my first experience of doing soundtracks, and I've enjoyed doing them ever since.

Ry Cooder

ExperiencePerformanceDoingBack

What would happen if the markets suddenly questioned our ability to keep public finances in check? What would be the effect on growth?

Luis Videgaray Caso

GrowthAbilityHappenCheckKeep

As a senior in high school with no money working several jobs, I was sent to a wonderful school on the East Coast by a wonderful Jewish man. I've never forgotten that. I've sent over 5,000 young people to school around the world in memory of him because he was so gracious to me.

Jon Huntsman, Sr.

MoneyManSchoolMemoryPeopleMe

Leadership is a trait; it's not a skill.

Jon Taffer

LeadershipSkillTrait

Being closeted often put me in situations where I couldn't concentrate or even think straight.

Chelsea Manning

MeThinkWhereBeingEvenStraight

The public doesn't want new music.

Arthur Honegger

MusicNewWantPublicNew Music

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