James Wolcott Quotes

The advent of DVD/Blu-ray reissues of classic Hollywood and foreign films has been a boon to film buffs, who can now study their favorites in all their glistening detail and restored palettes.

James Wolcott

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

DetailNowHollywoodClassicStudy

Let us dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.

Robert Kennedy

LifeManWorldGentleYearsUs

It is a golden maxim to cultivate the garden for the nose, and the eyes will take care of themselves.

Robert Louis Stevenson

EyesGardeningCareTake CareGarden

Only when the oil and gas industry has taken full account of, and responsibility for, the impacts of exploring for and extracting fossil fuels can we engage in a serious and worthy evaluation of whether fracking can indeed provide a bridge to a sustainable energy future.

Tom Steyer

FutureResponsibilityBridgeEnergy

I guess I never grew up. I was still reading kids' books in high school and college. I was always interested in writing or illustrating children's books, and I started collecting out-of-print books when I was about 10 years old.

Michael Patrick Hearn

ChildrenSchoolCollegeWritingHigh

I've never been a fan of loans between relatives or friends. They can divide relationships.

Jean Chatzky

FriendsRelationshipsNeverRelatives

Music is still part of my life, but I hate the idea of people coming to see me play the guitar because they've seen me in movies. You want people who are listening to be only interested in the music.

Johnny Depp

LifeMusicHatePeopleMeListening

I love stories, and as I got older, I realized how important what happened yesterday is to how you try to make your present better.

Derek Waters

LovePresentBetterYouYesterday

I used to have a silk dressing gown an uncle bought in Japan and when I came downstairs in it, my dad used to call me Davinia. There was never embarrassment about that kind of thing. My sister used to dress me up a lot. She thought I was a little doll.

David Walliams

DressMeSisterThoughtUncleKind

I think 'Amazing Race' is sometimes like being on tour.

Corin Tucker

AmazingThinkSometimesRaceBeing

Childlike surrender and trust, I believe, is the defining spirit of authentic discipleship.

Brennan Manning

TrustBelieveSurrenderChildlike

Writing music is sort of my hobby, but it's been falling off more and more. Doing comic books takes up my entire life.

Bryan Lee O'Malley

LifeMusicWritingDoingHobbyMore

There's a great enthusiasm for good country music all over the world.

Willie Nelson

GoodMusicGreatWorldEnthusiasm

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