Jim Crace Quotes

In the U.K., a lot of writers won't show up to support activist issues because they figure they're already repairing the world. I don't want to be one of those people.

Jim Crace

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

SupportPeopleWorldWantUpShow

When I was elected President nobody asked me to negotiate between Israel and Egypt. It was not even a question raised in my campaign. But I felt that one of the reasons that I was elected President was to try to bring peace to the Holy Land.

Jimmy Carter

PeaceMeNobodyEgyptLandTry

I'm so happy people are seeing the eclectic side of me. I'm really honored to be able to push my voice into different sounds. Otherwise it all gets a bit samey same.

Jessie J

HappyPeopleMeVoicePushSeeing

I lost an apartment. l became homeless for 11 months and squatted in a building on Sullivan Street in lower Manhattan.

Andrew Zimmern

HomelessBuildingLostStreetMonths

I think that sometimes you do something that makes a small group of people laugh, which is all we were trying to do; we were just trying to make each other laugh.

John Cleese

PeopleSmallThinkLaughTryingYou

Hollywood sold its stars on good looks and personality buildups. We weren't really actresses in a true sense, we were just big names - the products of a good publicity department.

Ann Sothern

GoodStarsPersonalityLooksTrue

If I look to any company as a model, it's Apple. They're a brilliant design company working to create a lifestyle.

Angela Ahrendts

DesignLookAppleCreateLifestyle

While social media is a one of the best tools to spread brand awareness, network, stay updated on the latest industry news, and catch up with friends or family, it's another huge time waster.

John Rampton

FamilyTimeBestSocial MediaBrand

We know that dismantling old oppressive regimes is a great deal faster and easier than building new flourishing democracies. Chinggis Khaan once said, 'It was easier to conquer the world on horseback than to dismount and govern.' True validation of democracy lies less in what we tear down, and more in what we build.

Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

GreatDemocracyWorldBuildingDown

During my pre-college years, I went on many trips with my father into the oil fields to visit their operations. On Saturday mornings, I often went with him to visit the company shop. I puttered around the machine, electronics, and automobile shops while he carried on his business.

Robert Woodrow Wilson

FatherBusinessSaturdayOilCompany

There is no question in my mind that the health care system has to work.

Ron Williams

WorkHealthMindCareQuestion

If I could have gotten my way at an early age, I would have entered the priesthood, but my mother informed me that I could not become a priest because I was a girl. It really was the biggest blow to my ego, because it was my calling. When she told me I'd have to be a nun, I looked at her and said, 'I'm not following anyone.'

Donna Brazile

MotherGirlAgeMeEgoEarly

I've always been pretty serious and introspective.

Donny Most

SeriousAlwaysPrettyBeen

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