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John Banville Quotes

Dostoevsky is such a bad writer it is hard to take him seriously as a novelist, though he is a wonderful philosopher.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: irish
Birth: December 8, 1945

Topics

Bad Seriously Hard Him Wonderful He

When it comes to matters of pro sports, politics or palate, disparate sides claim their party, team and cola to be superior.

Sports Politics Team Party Matters

I love the Black Keys because I love that guy's voice.

Love Voice Black Guy Because Keys

I'm always very careful to make the distinction between music criticism and music journalism. A lot of people don't. But criticism doesn't require reporting. You can write criticism at home in your underwear. On the other hand, journalism takes legwork - you have to get out there and see things and talk to people.

Michael Azerrad

Home Music People Criticism You See

A conflict begins and ends in the hearts and minds of people, not in the hilltops.

People Conflict Minds Hearts Begins

In the very near future, I guarantee that the pictures you post on social media will affect your credit rating, health and auto insurance policies, and much more. It will all happen automatically. In a very real way, our rights and freedoms will be modulated by our metadata signatures. What's at stake, obviously, is the future of the human race!

Future Health Social Media Insurance

No one is ever really dead unless we find the body.

Body Find Dead Ever Really Unless

Dream and give yourself permission to envision a You that you can choose to be.

Yourself You Choose Dream Give

It is not all bad, this getting old, ripening. After the fruit has got its growth it should juice up and mellow. God forbid I should live long enough to ferment and rot and fall to the ground in a squash.

Growth Live God Fruit Enough Bad

Time can be an enemy or a friend.

Friend Time Enemy

In the 45 years I've worked in casinos, I dreamed of being honored by an organization like the American Gaming Association, especially since I don't even have a hunting license.

Organization American Gaming Hunting

Films must all have the same structure. All of this to guarantee box office bonanza, which of course it never does, but that's another discussion entirely.

Never Office Structure Same Box

I grew up listening to all kinds of music. When I came up, you would hear people like Marvin Gaye talking about Sarah Vaughan. You would go to a show and see Ella Fitzgerald performing the music of the Beatles.

Music People Listening Talking You

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