Jane Gardam Quotes

I discovered that writing was very nice indeed when I was very young, and I never changed. I don't think my style has changed very much at all - though I hope what I say is a bit more interesting. It's about getting to know a character and loving them, I think.

Jane Gardam

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: July 11, 1928

Topics

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It's nice to be in first place. But just because you're not on a winner doesn't mean you're a loser.

Joe Torre

LoserWinnerYouPlaceNiceMean

The woman who can create her own job is the woman who will win fame and fortune.

Amelia Earhart

JobWomanWinCreateFameWill

We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing.

Robert E. Lee

FailureGoodGodBlessingProvidence

A nice pop star would do you nice on one of those deserted islands.

Tom Felton

YouNiceStarWouldPopPop Star

Institutions develop because people put a lot of trust in them, they meet real needs, they represent important aspirations, whether it's monasteries, media, or banks, people begin by trusting these institutions, and gradually the suspicion develops that actually they're working for themselves, not for the community.

Rowan Williams

CommunityTrustPeopleMediaMeet

When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to move away from the game.

Michael Jordan

TimeMeBasketballGameMotivation

'Tommy' was the first show I ever saw on Broadway. I was 14. It wasn't 'the show' that started that flame in me or anything, but it did excite me in a way no other show had. I'd never seen a show so brilliantly cast and directed.

Josh Young

MeFlameWayNeverFirstAnything

If you cast your bread upon the water and you have faith, you'll get back cash. If you don't have faith, you'll get soggy bread.

Don King

FaithWaterYouBackBreadCash

Having a child with someone, you're always going to be respectful of that. But the song 'I Bet' was honestly inspired by my life experiences - I can't just say it's from one experience.

Ciara

LifeExperienceChildSongMy Life

The thing that's really kept me on my toes is how my mom would always tell me - it's not the best thing for a mother to tell you - but she'd never tell me after I'd lose a soccer game, 'You'll do better next time.' She'd always say, 'There's always somebody better.'

Brandon Flowers

MotherTimeBestMeMomGame

It was as though all my hostilities, anxieties, and conflicts were in one ball that was flying away into space, farther from me all the time, leaving me content with myself.

Bobby Darin

TimeMyselfSpaceMeFlyingLeaving

We measure very carefully what the positives are and I think it is less than one tenth of one percent, so we are very pleased with the accuracy of our biometric checks and we continue to monitor that.

Asa Hutchinson

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