James Wolcott Quotes

'Hairspray' was a movie turned Broadway musical turned Hollywood remake, and that is the 'Lion King' circle of life as we know it in Times Square, the creative loop that swings for the stars and sometimes crashes into the upper deck.

James Wolcott

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 10, 1952

Topics

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People tend to pay too little attention to history - the history of Silicon Valley and American business - and think they're the first people to come across a problem.

John Collison

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It is said that man doesn't live by bread alone. Sometimes this is unfortunate, because people who cannot live by bread alone too often kill other people in consequence of the fights they get into.

John McCarthy

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Patagonia, a large apparel manufacturer based in Ventura, California, has organized itself as a 'B-corporation.' That's a for-profit company whose articles of incorporation require it to take into account the interests of workers, the community, and the environment, as well as shareholders.

Robert Reich

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When Evanescence took time off, I bought a big concert harp and started taking lessons like I was in high school again, which was really, really fun. I felt like I was learning again.

Amy Lee

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The older ideas are rendering more and more bland music.

Tom Jenkinson

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For some people, I will be Forrest Gump for the rest of my life. But that's OK; that's a good thing.

Tom Hanks

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My peers and colleagues inspire me.

Robin Chase

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To consult the statistician after an experiment is finished is often merely to ask him to conduct a post mortem examination. He can perhaps say what the experiment died of.

Ronald Fisher

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Of course the rich and famous tend to have more going on in their lives than ordinary people, but they aren't always willing to tell the interesting bits.

Michael Korda

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The place is very well and quiet and the children only scream in a low voice.

Lord Byron

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It doesn't make sense to argue about how much global warming is caused by man - whether it's 5 percent or 50 percent.

Lisa Murkowski

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When I think about my ideal free day, it usually involves going into London and sitting in a nice coffeehouse with cake and coffee, but I would probably still have my notebook in my pocket.

Jonathan Stroud

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