Jim Crace Quotes

I have tested my nerve by reaching a little too closely toward a lengthy alligator on the Gulf Coast and a saucer-sized tarantula in a Houston car park.

Jim Crace

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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Jiu Jitsu is probably the No. 1 activity that I could recommend to someone to improve their lives overall.

Jocko Willink

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I carry a notebook and write down things to do, and I write out thoughts and stuff like that.

Joe Haldeman

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In a world where it is so easy to neglect, deny, corrupt and suppress the truth, the scientist may find his discipline severe. For him, truth is so seldom the sudden light that shows new order and beauty; more often, truth is the uncharted rock that sinks his ship in the dark.

John Cornforth

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I liked lots of 'Doctor Who' books, but my favourite tale was a spooky story about two invalid children - who've never met in the real world - who get trapped in a shared dreamscape when they fall asleep. It's called 'Marianne Dreams' by Catherine Storr.

Stephen Cole

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I was shocked and thrilled when I started getting messages and calls from people I look up to in the industry.

Shraddha Kapoor

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Private dreams are the most powerful. You have to dream of success to make it happen, and if you don't believe in yourself, nobody else will. But that doesn't mean you have to go around telling everyone about it.

Tony McCoy

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I know how to stay focused on a mission.

Mike Pompeo

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The greatest of all mistakes is to do nothing because you can only do a little. Do what you can.

Liz Smith

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It's extremely exciting to be part of a world premiere here at Arena.

Jayne Houdyshell

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A bottle of wine begs to be shared; I have never met a miserly wine lover.

Clifton Fadiman

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In my students, I'm always dispelling the notion that characters come like a light bulb over the head in cartoons. For me, it's like a shapeless big lump of clay. You just build it into something, and then you step back and go, 'That's not right,' hack it apart, put out a new arm, and say, 'Maybe this will walk around and work.'

Anthony Doerr

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Consider what a romantic expedition you are on; take notes.

Anne Boyd

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