Jonathan Raban Quotes

It's been so long since a talented writer last occupied the White House; no wonder, then, that American writers have been among the most prominent of all the demographic groups claiming a piece of Barack Obama for themselves.

Jonathan Raban

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: June 14, 1942

Topics

AmericanLongHouseWhiteWonder

All my playmates on the farm were black, and later, when I started school in Plains, it was all white. But I was always eager to get back home to my friends in Archery.

Jimmy Carter

HomeSchoolBlackFriendsFarmBack

When I look back, I didn't take care of myself at all.

Joe Cocker

MyselfCareTake CareLookBack

I started singing because it was a natural evolution in hip-hop to me. Without Prince, I wouldn't have embraced that. I wouldn't have been able to embrace me.

Jidenna

MeSingingEvolutionHip-HopEmbrace

It's not clear whether the brain actually is designed to have nightmares or whether this is actually the process going awry.

Matthew Walker

BrainProcessNightmaresGoingClear

Believe me, people with disabilities are just as concerned about benefit fraud as anyone else. Money spent on those who are not in need is money that isn't being spent on vital services to support us in the community.

Stella Young

CommunityMoneySupportPeopleMe

We have a long way to go before we are able to hear the voices of everyone on earth, but I believe that providing voices and building bridges is essential for the World Peace we all wish for.

Joichi Ito

PeaceWorldBuildingBelieveBridges

I've been amazed watching people who are not ready with their scripts when they're getting a lot of attention.

Allison Anders

PeopleAttentionReadyWatchingBeen

It doesn't matter whether it's television or films or the theater. I just have to believe in what I'm doing. If I don't believe in it, I won't do it.

Sheryl Lee

BelieveDoingTelevisionMatterJust

Why would you create a movie for black people if you don't understand the history and perspective of the people you are doing it for? You need historical perspective to make sound decisions.

Tim Reid

HistoryPerspectivePeopleBlackYou

I have no problem being with people of different nationalities.

Krzysztof Kieslowski

PeopleProblemBeingDifferent

I'm not interested in entertainment.

Howard Barker

EntertainmentNot Interested

The atom bombs are piling up in the factories, the police are prowling through the cities, the lies are streaming from the loudspeakers, but the earth is still going round the sun.

George Orwell

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