Janet Malcolm Quotes

Something seems to happen to people when they meet a journalist, and what happens is exactly the opposite of what one would expect. One would think that extreme wariness and caution would be the order of the day, but, in fact, childish trust and impetuosity are far more common.

Janet Malcolm

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I'm really passionate about pantomime because it is often the first introduction for a child to theatre, and if that child has a great experience at a pantomime they will continue to come year after year.

John Barrowman

GreatExperienceChildTheatreYear

I love the role of being the experienced driver and that is definitely the case next year - I think I am the most experienced guy in F1 next year.

Jenson Button

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My career did start in the Spanish language industry, and that's probably because my father is my manager. He pushed my career in the direction he knew best.

Jencarlos Canela

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No one manipulates me.

Jean-Paul Belmondo

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The Supreme Being I would sign up for would not prove his omnipotence by saving one life while ending dozens, or hundreds, or thousands. Nor would he summon an angel to heaven by ending a first grader's life at the hands of a gunman or sadist.

Jeff Greenfield

LifeAngelEndingHandsHeavenUp

You know, we lose more homes every year to flooding than we do any other event in America.

Russel Honore

AmericaYearYouLoseKnowMore

I started writing because I wanted to write scripts, but I wasn't very good at it. Then I started writing short stories, sort of as treatments for the film scripts, and I found I enjoyed writing short stories far more than I enjoyed writing film scripts. Then the short stories got longer and longer and suddenly, I had novels.

Jasper Fforde

GoodWritingShortMoreWriteFilm

I was 17, and all I wanted to do was to get away from England and the awful, boring boarding schools I'd been going to there. The last one was taught by monks, and I couldn't wait to get out.

Jared Harris

WaitBoringOutGoingLastGet

I think there are people who are born storytellers. I think of someone like T. C. Boyle or Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I think really, without putting any pejorative on it, they're like carnival barkers, 'Come into the tent, and I'll tell you this story.'

David Shields

PeopleStoryThinkSomeoneYouBorn

I had a great editor, Rebecca Corbett, from the time I was a city reporter right through to the years I worked on the 'Sun's' enterprise reporting team.

David Simon

GreatTimeSunCityTeamRight

If we do not own the freshness of the air and the sparkle of the water, how can you buy them?

Chief Seattle

WaterSparkleYouAirBuyOwn

I think that a lot of women experience that balance between feeling insecure about and appreciative for their bodies. I definitely have.

Christen Press

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