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Jim Crace Quotes

Part of me feels that I'm letting people down by not being as interesting as my books.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

People Me Interesting Down Being

I was a Christian. I didn't want to have sex before marriage, I was a bit uptight and not very self-confident. I was a virgin until I was 26.

Marriage Christian Sex Want Before

Do your analysis of energy costs. Either it comes from windmills and solar or things like nuclear and shale gas. You have to think about how you provide competitive energy for U.K. Ltd.

Energy Think You Solar Analysis Gas

I speak Mandarin and can read and write a little. I took a few classes at Harvard to get better in my reading and writing skills.

Writing Reading Speak Better Skills

There is a certain justice in criticism. The critic is like a midwife - a tyrannical midwife.

Stephen Spender

Justice Criticism Critic Like

It is of the greatest importance that people and governments in many more countries than ours should realize that it is more dangerous to have access to nuclear arms than not to possess them.

People Dangerous More Realize Arms

There's rule changes every year. I do wish, however, that the NFL did have a voice from the players' side, whether it's our players' union president, or team captains, or our executive committee on the players' side. Because we're the guys that realize the risk; we're the guys on the field.

Team Voice Wish Year Risk Changes

That's the rub about 'Community' - for all the high-concept cleverness, it really comes down to vulgar humanism, the dumbest kind of sentimental identification. We watch it because we like these people and we miss them when they don't show up. They become part of the stories we tell ourselves.

Community People Down Kind Become

My dad and my uncles used to always be in the studio at my house.

House Always Used Uncles Studio Dad

I know I play a lot of jocks, but I'm actually a really big board game and video game nerd. It's one of the most interesting fields of entertainment because you get to create your own role and create your own rules. Some people get so creative with it, and I'm also super competitive. I'm a really big nerd.

Creative People Game Interesting You

In high school I was making beats for my friends and for myself and rapping over them.

Myself School High School Friends

We're not doing brain surgery. We're not saving lives... Even if you're doing Shakespeare, it's still entertainment. We're just entertaining people. We're just doing the stuff that comes on in between the ads.

People Brain Doing You Entertainment

When something you use again and again is on sale, take advantage. This strategy doesn't apply to perishable items, and you don't want to buy so much more than you need just to get a deal, but if you know you're going to use a product eventually, it pays to take advantage of the cheaper price.

Strategy You Price Know Want Need

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