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Jane Gardam Quotes

I was nearly 40 when I started. I had no fear that I wasn't going to write. I knew it was just delayed. Then, my goodness, I never stopped.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Fear Goodness No Fear Never Write

I came to London. I spent nine months doing domestic work and gardening because I knew I wanted to get a West End show. So, when I was offered jobs in Stoke or Leicester or whatever, I'd say no. Eventually, I got 'Godspell.' It was gently building.

Work Gardening Building End Doing

I don't find it a struggle to maintain a healthy diet now as my palate has changed. I don't crave rich food.

Jennifer Ellison

Food Struggle Rich Diet Find Now

I started acting when I got a summer job at the Everyman Theater Company with the Neighborhood Youth Corps.

Job Youth Acting Summer Company Got

One of the most powerful devices is to distort time, to go from human time to atomic time, geologic time. Sometimes you can actually accomplish that, with one unexpected word choice.

Time Unexpected You Powerful Choice

I think the moment that I'm very proud of is building a business without using animals. And, hopefully, changing people's perception of how you can do luxury fashion.

Stella McCartney

Business Moment People Fashion Proud

That's kind of how I am - a roller coaster of emotions.

I Am Emotions Kind Roller Coaster Am

If you look at the average age of a company on the Dow Jones index, it's something like 35 years or younger. In other words... success is no indication of longevity.

Success Age Words You Look Company

Any actor will tell you, anybody in the public eye, that the tabloids are the worst kind of ramification of being a celebrity.

Eye You Kind Actor Celebrity Worst

There's this notion out there - and it's a categorically false notion - that the only business model in the service industry is the minimum-wage business model. I say phooey to that. You go to a Costco store, and you see people there who've been working there for years and years. They're making $15, $20 an hour, plus health benefits.

Business Health Service People You

I always try to think of a vocabulary to match different musical situations.

Roscoe Mitchell

Think Try Always Vocabulary Match

I have always hated fancy dress parties.

Dress Always Fancy Hated Parties

You kind of grow up and evolve in everything you do.

Grow You Kind Grow Up Everything Up

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