Simon Hoggart Quotes

Kind 'Guardian' readers have been forwarding me round robin Christmas newsletters for years now: lengthy missives full of perfect children, exotic holidays, talented pets and endless, tedious detail. The notes that accompanied them revealed they had inspired in the original recipients everything from mild irritation to absolute rage.

Simon Hoggart

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ChildrenMeDetailHolidaysPerfect

Rock guitarists usually do not wish to think trains of thought about anything but their own guitar playing during a long solo, and I could not play this way if I were not able to divide my attention between my ever changing musical environment and my instrument itself.

John Frusciante

ThinkThoughtGuitarWishAttention

The conventional Aristotelian plot proceeds by means of a protagonist, an antagonist, and a series of events comprising a rising action, climax and denouement.

John Kessel

ActionEventsRisingPlotMeans

I am thrilled to write 'The Treasure Chest,' and to bring to life not only the childhoods of famous people from history, but also the characters of Maisie and Felix, who I hope you will fall in love with just as I have!

Ann Hood

LifeLoveHopeHistoryI AmPeople

As an actor, I know it is my job to shape myself for a role - any role.

Amy Jackson

MyselfJobKnowActorShapeRole

If there's a role for me in something in the future to do with 'The Last of Us,' absolutely I would do it, twice on Sunday.

Troy Baker

FutureMeSundayTwiceSomethingUs

I think Wilco is going to definitely stand the test of time - no question - and Uncle Tupleo, and the whole No Depression scene, which is now alt-country. I think that's going to be around a long time.

Roger McGuinn

TimeDepressionThinkStandUncle

I love my father. I disagreed with him. But he was my father. He was the boss.

Rocky Wirtz

LoveFatherBossHimHeI Love

Here you do have forests, where pigs could be raised by letting them root about in the forests for a good part of the year. Therefore, you have a different attitude toward them compared with what continues to exist in the Middle East.

Marvin Harris

GoodAttitudeYearYouPigsMiddle

A lot of time, the characters I've played in the past kind of come out in me in situations when it's very useful.

Miriam Shor

TimePastMeKindOutIn The Past

I've had relationships with people from all over the world, but there has never been enough time in a day for me to have anything other than just close relationships. I've never been one to give myself over to anybody. I don't know what is wrong with me, but it never happened.

Johnny Mathis

TimeMyselfDayPeopleMeWorld

I want to drive down health care costs.

Chris Gibson

HealthDriveCareDownWantCosts

These things I sample, or clip, are things that we share - music, films, sounds. It triggers a layer of participation from the audience as they recognize the material and remember it.

Christian Marclay

MusicRememberParticipationAudience

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