Jim Crace Quotes

If you read the fables, 'Beowulf,' for example, you will know something about the person who writes them, and I like that. Secondly, they will not be about individuals; they will be about community. Thirdly, they're all about moralizing. Fourthly, the way they express themselves takes its tone from the oral tradition.

Jim Crace

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

CommunityTraditionYouPersonKnow

I love heels! I especially like heels by Nicholas Kirkwood, Jimmy Choo and Moschino.

Joanne Froggatt

LoveHeelsLikeI LoveJimmy

That's not part of me that I have to do something dark to prove to people that I'm an actor. The fuel for me is the laugh. Maybe later I'll want to show people the darker side... But right now, I'm having too much fan making people laugh. And it really makes me feel good.

Jerry Trainor

GoodPeopleMeFeel GoodFeelLaugh

My favorite place in Indonesia is Bali. I was there with my family in Nusa Dua, and my kids loved it. I'm a workaholic, so for me, Bali is a place where you can have a vacation, but you can have your own moment as well. You feel like you blend with nature - and I love the beach.

Joe Taslim

FamilyNatureLoveMomentBeachMe

I think you can get the wrong impression about me from my work and think I'm always a bit down. I'm not that way at all. I'm fun-loving.

Sting

WorkMeThinkYouDownWrong

My father was the most rational and the most dispassionate of men.

Simon Newcomb

FatherMenRationalMostDad

I know I'm an acquired taste - I'm anchovies. And not everybody wants those hairy little things.

Tori Amos

Little ThingsKnowTasteLittle

George Bush and I share a love of steel brush cutters. It turns out we use the same professional brush cutter. He asked me what I did. I said I cut brush. He says, 'Oh, what do you use?' I said steel. He goes, 'Oh, me too.'

Toomas Hendrik Ilves

LoveMeYouProfessionalSaidSteel

I was unknown because I came to Washington from the West. I started covering Watergate. Immodestly, I'd say I did it pretty well, in part because it was hard to go wrong.

Tom Brokaw

WrongGoSayWashingtonUnknown

I have a grandson who's both really interested in art and all things mechanical, so I think he'll get a huge kick out of 'Apollo 13' someday. And I think my granddaughters will enjoy 'Splash.'

Ron Howard

ArtThinkEnjoyWillOutMechanical

As the price of gas goes up, people will become more conscience of how much they use.

Mike Rounds

PeoplePriceWillBecomeMoreUp

Working against a restriction - for me - often produces greater things than getting rid of all boundaries.

Jon Lord

MeBoundariesThingsAgainstWorking

Had there been a reporter along with Lieutenant Calley when he massacred those people in Vietnam, I think that probably wouldn't have happened.

Bob Schieffer

PeopleThinkVietnamBeenHappened

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