Clive Sinclair Quotes

Heinrich Heine once imagined the exiled Israelite as a dog who regains his stolen manhood only when he embraces the Sabbath bride. I see western swing performing a similar function in hardscrabble Texas, turning dirt-poor hired hands into Dapper Dans with magic feet at the Saturday night hoe-down.

Clive Sinclair

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: February 19, 1948

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I try to represent specific experiences of specific characters, and that's all I want to try to do. I don't ever try to think about representing a culture, because its impossible, and someone will fault you. And it just doesn't interest me.

Jhumpa Lahiri

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I wrote an article on a new Porsche for 'Automobile Magazine.' I knew the editor, and she asked me to write this article. So I'm more proud of that than anything.

Jerry Seinfeld

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Whenever Washington makes a one-size-fits-all decision, it doesn't work in states all around the country.

John Barrasso

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The similarity between the big directors I've worked with is that they allow the writer to find a way of doing what they want done without saying 'do it this way.' They describe what they want, then letting the writer figure out a way to do it.

Steven Zaillian

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The language marches in step with the executioners. Therefore we must get a new language.

Tomas Transtromer

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You spell Bob Hope C-L-A-S-S.

Lucille Ball

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I used to think no one should go into show biz, but now I feel differently. I now feel like it's a great career. If you can do it and make money at it and still not be so famous that you can have a normal life - then I think it's a great career.

Julia Sweeney

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I balance family and career by doing what makes me the happiest! That for me, without question, is putting my family and kids first.

Bridgette Wilson

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I've played parts that were just likable people, and there's a certain pleasure in that. And that's that.

Annette Bening

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I go to church because my parents go to church, and I believe the things they were doing at the time were right because they were the ones growing up in righteousness, and their life was supposed to be an example, seen?

Peter Tosh

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To me, film is the most complete method of storytelling.

Peter Landesman

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Sometimes I find that in my happy moments I could not believe that I had ever been miserable.

Marion Milner

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