Jarvis Cocker Quotes

Money isn't important, but you have to have enough, so you don't have to think about it. Thinking about money is a drag.

Jarvis Cocker

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: September 19, 1963

Topics

MoneyThinkThinkingEnoughYou

I never call them 'guys;' I always call them 'boys.' Maybe it's a superiority complex - my needing to keep them down.

Megan Fox

DownNeverAlwaysComplexCallKeep

The actions that we take on the counterterrorism front, again, are to take actions against individuals where we believe that the intelligence base is so strong and the nature of the threat is so grave and serious, as well as imminent, that we have no recourse except to take this action that may involve a lethal strike.

John O. Brennan

NatureIntelligenceActionBelieve

When people come up to me and say, 'I read your book,' I'm thinking, 'How dare you! Who gave you a copy?'

Steve Toltz

PeopleMeBookThinkingYouCopy

In some ways, climbing in the clouds is comforting. You can no longer see how high off the ground you are.

Tommy Caldwell

CloudsYouSeeGroundHighClimbing

A lot of times, you try and please your biological family, and you can't please them.

Tom Lister, Jr.

FamilyYouTryYourPleaseThem

One of the things I noticed more in this draft than in any recent drafts was the importance of the character issue. Players who had baggage, like Justice, fell much farther than his talent dictated. But a lot of coaches didn't want to take the chance.

Ron Jaworski

CharacterJusticeTalentChanceWant

Fearless people are interesting to watch.

Ron Perlman

PeopleFearlessInterestingWatch

After church on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, my family would go chop down our Christmas tree. Once it was home and placed in its stand, Mom and I would painstakingly decorate our tree. It took hours to place the tinsel, string the lights, find the perfect spot for my favorite macaroni and felt ornaments from kindergarten.

Molly O'Keefe

FamilyHomeTreeMomStandChurch

They can't take your house and give it to the mayor's mistress, even if they pay you for it. But they can, apparently, take your house and tear it down to make room for a development of trendy shops and restaurants, a hotel and so on.

Michael Kinsley

HotelYouHouseDownDevelopment

When my dad died, my world crumbled.

Lukas Forchhammer

WorldDiedDad

Micky Arison is a fantastic owner and a great leader, and we've always had a special relationship.

Chris Bosh

LeaderRelationshipGreatSpecial

When I got the offer to do 'Weird Ernie' in the pilot, I was living in New York, and somebody had made a mistake, and they made an offer that was supposed to be $2,500 for the job, but they offered $25,000. I couldn't turn that down. I'd never heard of anything like that!

Bruce McGill

JobMistakeNew YorkWeirdDownNew

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