James Wolcott Quotes

As music migrates into our iPods, CD collections require less and less room, residing in our heads rather than resounding off the walls. The protracted labor of amassing a personal music library has lost its detective zeal.

James Wolcott

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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America is the only country capable of producing national movies: its culture has become a global culture.

Jean-Jacques Annaud

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I have certain guys who I looked up to. Jordan, Kobe, those guys. Passing that on to doing my part to kind of keep that influence of basketball where it should be is kind of why I play the game.

Stephen Curry

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I don't think I could be terribly demanding even if I wanted to be.

Stephanie Zimbalist

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I warm up at home. I hit the stage, I'm ready, whether it's rehearsal or anything.

Louis Armstrong

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When you're in your 40s, you become more conscious of life being of limited duration and that you need to create memories and go on little adventures from time to time.

Louis Theroux

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I wouldn't agree with some of the things that the press writes about and that's all I have to say about that.

Josh Bowman

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I always loved strange stories like the Dr. Seuss stuff. 'Go, Dog. Go!' was one of my favorite stories - it still is. It's just such a bizarre yet true book. And I did well reading and writing as a kid throughout school. I think early on that's what made me realize what an advantage that is.

Jon Scieszka

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I understand fully that jobs are created by the private sector, having been all my life in the private sector, but I don't buy the argument that the state has no role to play.

Chris Gabrieli

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I was in college for organizational communication and politics because I was just fascinated by influence. I wondered how people have influence, not because I wanted to inspire the world - yet.

Brendon Burchard

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I like movies. Movies have afforded me a modicum of luxuries. The thing about the movies is, if you're bad in a movie, you're bad forever.

Anthony Mackie

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Scotland forms a crucial part of our Armed Forces which should not be jeopardised by rushed cuts or a rush to the exit from the U.K. Defence jobs are vital to the Scottish economy and yet independence puts thousands of jobs at risk.

Philip Hammond

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In the first three years of life, the foundations of physical and also of psychic health are laid. In these years, the child not only increases in size but passes through great transformations. This is the age in which language and movement develop. The child must be safeguarded in order that these activities may develop freely.

Maria Montessori

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