Jane Gardam Quotes

When I was young and the empire was beginning to disintegrate, the idea was absolutely unbelievable, particularly to children who'd been taught that the sun never set... that's what all my books are about, the end of empire.

Jane Gardam

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ChildrenBeginningSunEndYoung

Cricket makes no sense to me. I find it beautiful to watch and I like that they break for tea. That is very cool, but I don't understand. My friends from The Clash tried to explain it years and years ago, but I didn't understand what they were talking about.

Jim Jarmusch

BeautifulTeaMeCoolCricketFind

I'm a disciple of Raymond Chandler, who said in his essays that there's a quality of redemption in anything that can be called art.

Michael Connelly

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When it's for the good of your state, you put partisan differences aside.

Amy Klobuchar

GoodYouDifferencesYourPartisan

We have almost a city has probably two or three hundred committees. Every committee is dealing with just one problem and has nothing to do with the other problems.

Alvar Aalto

CityProblemsProblemThreeNothing

Why don't they make the whole plane out of that black box stuff.

Steven Wright

BlackWhyBoxOutWholeStuff

Paying for disasters and being fiscally responsible are not mutually exclusive.

Steve Scalise

ResponsibleBeingExclusiveDisasters

I've always been cast in authority roles; I think because I have that presence... Comedically, I can play against that pretty well. I enjoy playing that arrogant ignorance. That's one of my favorite games to play in comedy.

Rob Riggle

IgnoranceThinkComedyEnjoyPlay

My wife cooks, I clean. Then I go to practice, come home, and take a two hour nap. I wake up, shave my head, then it's time to ball.

Chauncey Billups

HomeTimeWifePracticeWake UpGo

I felt very at home in California, but the place is prone to earthquakes, and the one in 1994 scared the life out of me. For months afterwards, I felt that every time I sat down, I should have put on a seatbelt.

Christine McVie

LifeHomeTimeMeDownPlace

I sang and played keyboard, so I was virtually a statue at the back of the stage. I'm not complaining about that; I enjoyed that role.

Christine McVie

BackComplainingStageStatueRole

Background checks, waiting periods, reports of transfers, and access to mental health records have not stopped the legal sale of firearms to legitimate buyers.

Colleen Hanabusa

HealthWaitingLegalMental Health

A big ego means that you have some confidence in your abilities, really, and that you're prepared to take the risk of trying them out.

Brian Eno

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