John G. D. Clark Quotes

To be awarded a prize which takes its name from an illustrious Dutchman who at the same time was a great citizen of Europe and through his writings did so much to open up our modern world of sensibility and thought is indeed a most signal honour.

John G. D. Clark

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GreatTimeWorldThoughtNameOpen

Almost everyone who's been to primary school in Britain has had towels put on their heads to play the shepherds in the nativity play.

Jim Crace

SchoolPlayEveryoneBeenAlmost

When you read something in script form, there are some subtleties that stand out with far greater gravitas than sometimes what you see on screen.

Joe Anderson

StandYouSometimesSeeOutScreen

They say the first World Series is the one you remember most. No, no no. I guarantee you don't remember that one because the fantasy world you always dreamed about is suddenly real.

Sparky Anderson

WorldRememberYouSayFantasyReal

I really look up to Louis C.K. I think he's great. And obviously he's very popular, more popular than me. Years ago, I was thinking, naively, it would be great to be that popular. And then I thought about it and then I realized that, with his money and his level of notoriety, he has all of the same emotions that I do.

Mike Posner

GreatMoneyMeThinkThinkingLook

You realize you have no control over how you're perceived.

Chuck Palahniuk

ControlYouRealizeOverHow

Helping people that are down and out is all I've ever wanted to do.

Brian Ortega

PeopleDownOutHelping PeopleEver

Drag has always been very political and challenging of societal norms and other aspects of life.

Aquaria

LifePoliticalAlwaysNormsBeen

Humor can help you cope with the unbearable so that you can stay on the bright side of things until the bright side actually comes along.

Allen Klein

HumorHelpYouBrightSideThings

Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child.

Willie Stargell

SimpleChildPleasuresKnewWere

Tact is one of the first mental virtues, the absence of it is fatal to the best talent.

William Gilmore Simms

BestTalentFirstMentalAbsence

We have been through a period where we see power leaching away from Washington. Who is more important in the world today: Bill Clinton or Bill Gates? I don't know.

Peter Jennings

TodayPowerWorldKnowWashington

I'm just not a big fan of the too-cool-for-school indie world. Metal bands have never been invited or been able to be part of the cool kids, and I like it that way.

Scott Ian

CoolWorldWayNeverBigMetal

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