John le Carre Quotes

If I had to put a name to it, I would wish that all my books were entertainments. I think the first thing you've got to do is grab the reader by the ear, and make him sit down and listen. Make him laugh, make him feel. We all want to be entertained at a very high level.

John le Carre

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: October 19, 1931

Topics

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The goal of jiu-jitsu in self-defense isn't to take someone down to the ground - the goal in jiu-jitsu for self-defense is actually to be able to defend yourself on the ground, get up, and get away from an attacker. That's what the goal is.

Jocko Willink

YourselfSomeoneGoalDownDefend

Unless I play like Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, it'll be hard to give myself 100 out of 100.

Son Heung-min

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When I select a topic, it's usually a commitment of two to three years of my life.

Tracy Kidder

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'Armada d6' proves that some of the best games out there are still being playing on your tabletop.

Rob Manuel

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Ballet is an incredible art, but it can be a bit elitist, which is a really big turn off to me.

Mary Helen Bowers

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I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within.

Douglas MacArthur

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I can't deal with the ears in 'Star Trek.' I only saw the first 'Star Wars' movie, and I don't think I saw an entire 'Star Trek' TV show, and I certainly didn't see the movie. I like 'Andy Griffith' and 'Deadwood.'

Clyde Edgerton

ThinkFirstSeeStarEarsSaw

If yelling and threatening, intimidating and chanting solved problems, Illinois wouldn't have any problems. We're good at that stuff.

Bruce Rauner

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Sometimes when you get eager, you get sloppy. Sometimes when you get sloppy, you get knocked out.

Brian Ortega

YouSometimesOutGetKnockedEager

I was born in Brooklyn, but I never lived there.

Alice McDermott

BrooklynBornNeverLivedI Was Born

Of the 55 refineries closed in America in the last 10 years, they were all closed for economic reasons, mostly oil company mergers. Not a single one was closed for environmental purposes or objections.

Peter DeFazio

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The kind of environment that we developed Google in, the reason that we were able to develop a search engine, is the web was so open. Once you get too many rules, that will stifle innovation.

Sergey Brin

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