Jarvis Cocker Quotes

I am passionate about keeping the human dimension in things. You have to keep the rough edges and the inconsistencies, that's what makes it interesting. I've always striven to be as sloppy as possible.

Jarvis Cocker

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

I AmInterestingYouPossibleHuman

If I'm feeling healthy - like, I've eaten well and have drank a lot of water and have clothes that feel good - I feel good.

Jess Glynne

GoodWaterFeel GoodFeelClothes

Put simply, if an interface is poorly designed, I will not see the data I looked for, even if it is right there on the page.

Jeffrey Zeldman

DataPageWillRightSeeEven

I had such high expectations of myself. I was going to be the best mother, the best housewife, the best entertainer, the best nurse, you know - what it was, I was going to be the best. And I could never live up to my expectations.

Ann Richards

MotherLiveMyselfBestExpectations

When I write Superboy and other DC characters, it's about boiling them down to core concepts.

Jeff Lemire

DownWriteCoreConceptsCharacters

We took the insurance companies out of the driver's seat.

John Salazar

InsuranceOutDriverSeatTook

Ballet became this escape for me. I feel like I was on my own a lot. I was searching for stability, so I was going off on my own and imagining what I thought stability was. Ballet became a way for me to cope.

Misty Copeland

MeThoughtFeelEscapeWayMy Own

In 1997, we took time off, and that's when Oasis broke and Princess Diana died and I was home with my baby hating the music industry. People asked what I thought about the Spice Girls, and honestly, I was so happy to tell them I couldn't be bothered to care.

Dolores O'Riordan

HomeMusicTimeHappyPeopleBaby

While I am willing to compromise on process or on programs, I will not compromise my principles, nor would I expect those I work with to do so.

Brad Schneider

WorkI AmCompromiseProcessWill

I like collecting fedoras. Whenever I go abroad for shows, I always look to buy one.

Armaan Malik

LookGoAlwaysBuyCollectingLike

We must be able to inspire. That's my goal in acting.

Portia de Rossi

InspireGoalActingMustAble

I really do love 'Panama.' But I'd also have to admit that right now, if I were driven to write another novel like that, I wouldn't even try to find a publisher for it. It simply wouldn't be published. I'd be writing it to put in my closet upstairs.

Thomas McGuane

LoveWritingFindAdmitNowTry

In a war without aim, you tend not to aim. You close your eyes, close your heart. The consequences become hit or miss in the most literal sense.

Tim O'Brien

HeartEyesWarYouConsequencesAim

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