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Jonathan Coe Quotes

It's only a drawback in the States, where most people seem to have no real interest in other countries and the notion of a novel which might offer insight into life in the UK doesn't seem to appeal very widely.

Jonathan Coe

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: english
Birth: August 19, 1961

Topics

Life People Insight Real Seem Where

It strikes me as one of nature's greatest jokes that the types of food we all like to eat more than anything (especially in winter) are the very things that cause the most insane weight gain - mounds of fluffy mashed potato, hot, thickly buttered toast, huge, steaming bowls of pasta, great big... actually, I'll stop there.

John Niven

Nature Winter Great Food Me Stop

Sometimes you can be one of the best, but you don't accept that if you don't get the ring or win the Super Bowl. There's a lot of good teams between the Super Bowl winner and other teams. Once the Super Bowl is over, we lump everyone into the other 31, and that's not fair.

John Madden

Good Best Win Winner You Sometimes

As an actor you have to wait for someone to cast you, so you're relying on the business.

Mia Wasikowska

Business Wait Someone You Actor

A lot of people in our industry haven't had very diverse experiences. So they don't have enough dots to connect, and they end up with very linear solutions without a broad perspective on the problem. The broader one's understanding of the human experience, the better design we will have.

Steve Jobs

Perspective Experience People Better

It's really never fair to judge people because none of us know what's going on inside anyone else's head.

Tom Ford

People Judge Know Never Fair Inside

Oh my God, Zumba is the greatest invention ever for women. I like to exercise, though I do nothing consistently because I get bored and impatient. With Zumba, you're dancing, you're moving your hips. So much fun.

Robin Wright

Women God Fun Moving Exercise You

I try to create businesses that I think are not hurtful.

Russell Simmons

Think Create Try Hurtful I Think

I always wanted to teach.

Mike Krzyzewski

Teach Always Wanted

There's been almost a dozen films that have been made against me. There's actually more films made attacking me than films I've made.

Michael Moore

Me More Against Been Almost Dozen

I could still walk the street. I don't have to have no massive security.

Doug E. Fresh

Walk Security Street Still Massive

When I do my own wardrobe, I try to wear a designer from each of the countries I'm visiting: Tom Ford for New York, Hugo Boss for Germany, Burberry for England.

Douglas Booth

Boss New York New My Own Try Own

I'm aware that the World Cup is probably the greatest spectacle in the world of sport, and that's despite the referees that have been found to have fixed games specifically.

David Stern

World Games Greatest Cup Aware Been