Simon Raven Quotes

Scholarship was one thing, drudgery another. I very soon concluded that nothing would induce me to read, let alone make notes on, hundreds and hundreds of very, very, very boring books.

Simon Raven

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: December 28, 1927 - May 12, 2001

Topics

AloneMeScholarshipBoringNothing

Popular applause veers with the wind.

John Bright

WindApplausePopular

It's pretty amazing to write under any circumstances when someone gives you an assignment to write a song, even if it doesn't get accepted. I've written songs a couple of times, some for Disney, that haven't actually ended up in their films, but then you're left with a song forever.

Jenny Lewis

AmazingSongSomeoneYouWriteUp

I had a brother who was my savior, made my childhood bearable.

Maurice Sendak

ChildhoodBrotherWhoMadeSavior

I haven't taught since 2004, but I taught high school English for seven years, primarily at a place called Haddonfield Memorial, which is in a very well-to-do-community in Southern New Jersey.

Matthew Quick

SchoolHigh SchoolPlaceNewHigh

My parents split up when I was young, and I was living with my mom for a little while, then I was kind of just on my own really young. It wasn't some kind of global tragedy, it was just never really a very close-knit family. So there was support in the sense that they didn't stand in my way.

Ani DiFranco

FamilySupportParentsMomStand

Naturally, no march on Washington would be complete without its counter-demonstration.

Jean Hanff Korelitz

WashingtonMarchWithoutComplete

You can have a certain arrogance, and I think that's fine, but what you should never lose is the respect for the others.

Steffi Graf

RespectThinkArroganceYouLose

Some of my happiest moments are the ones I spend with my husband, a few close relatives, and a handful of very good friends who know me well and like me anyway.

Robin Marantz Henig

GoodMeHusbandFriendsMoments

I have such a good life. It's something I couldn't have imagined in my wildest dreams.

Mary Gauthier

LifeGoodDreamsGood LifeSomething

I like physical exercise. I cycle, run, and play tennis and football with my son.

Juergen Teller

SonFootballExercisePlayRunLike

To buy happiness is to sell soul.

Douglas Horton

HappinessSoulBuySell

Governments that don't need to broaden their tax base have few incentives to respond to the needs of their people.

Denise Dresser

PeopleTaxNeedRespondIncentives

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