Jim Crace Quotes

I come from a working-class background where I was much more likely to read socialist books and leaflets than Bronte or Dickens - neither of whom I've yet read.

Jim Crace

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MoreWhereBackgroundComeBooks

Language also encodes our past. We want to know who we are. To know who we are, we have to know who we used to be. Consequently, our literature, written in the past, anchors us in that past.

Andrzej Wajda

PastLanguageLiteratureKnowWant

One of the worst things you can do if you're worried about breast cancer is to cook beef, pork, fish or poultry at a high temperature - which includes frying, grilling and roasting.

Michael Greger

FishYouWorstHighPorkCancer

America's criminal justice system isn't known for rehabilitation. I'm not sure that, as a society, we are even interested in that concept anymore.

Steve Earle

JusticeSocietyAmericaSystemSure

If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test, I wouldn't be here. I guarantee you that.

Michelle Obama

FuturePerformanceYouTestHere

I have two younger sisters who are 11 years younger than me. So I was an only child for a while.

Lorelei Linklater

ChildMeTwoYearsOnly ChildOnly

Europe would be well advised to pay more attention to Latin America. The emerging economies are the engines of the global economy. Colombia has done too little to improve its reputation in Europe.

Juan Manuel Santos

ReputationAmericaAttentionDone

I just love going out and playing my brother's songs.

Johnny Van Zant

LoveBrotherOutPlayingGoingJust

Every day, the sun comes out and the sky's always blue. That's what I miss about Denver.

Dikembe Mutombo

DaySkyBlueSunEvery DayOut

People think you have to go through a lot of changes to become a soul singer, You just have to go through life.

Bobby Womack

LifeSoulPeopleThinkYouBecome

I just want to challenge myself and play some different characters.

Bridgit Mendler

MyselfChallengePlayWantDifferent

I've found in my life that the parts that you're right for are the parts that you get. It's really usually quite easy because you're kind of right.

Anna Torv

LifeMy LifeEasyYouKindRight

Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.

William Wordsworth

CommunicationHeartPaperYourFill

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