Jamie Sives Quotes

I worked in an insurance office for six years, and it was there that I just woke up one day and realised there was something massively lacking in my life, and a non-contributory pension and a subsidised canteen could not fill it.

Jamie Sives

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LifeDayMy LifeInsuranceOne Day

Writers and journalists tend to be simplistic about politics when, like all other areas of life, it's more complicated.

Robert Harris

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In teaching color, you teach people how to look something and see the tone in it and break it down to be able to paint it and reproduce that color. But then, I'm psychedelic, so I look at color differently. I like colors that are in contrast with one another, so that they flicker back and forth.

John Van Hamersveld

PeopleColorsColorYouLookDown

I know what it's like to be afraid of the police. When you see a police officer, you don't immediately feel safe. You wonder what you've done wrong and what could happen to you.

Stacy Brown-Philpot

PoliceFeelYouWonderWrongKnow

I will not attempt to deny the reasonableness and necessity of a party war; but in carrying on that war all principles and rules of justice should not be departed from.

Robert Walpole

JusticeWarRulesPartyPrinciples

People, when they go on stage, tend to be animated and try to force things out instead of relaxing and bringing it in.

Ron White

PeopleGoTryStageOutForce

I have never forgotten my days as an Eagle Scout. I didn't know it at the time, but what really came out of my Scouting was learning how to lead and serve the community. It has come in handy in my career in government.

Lloyd Bentsen

LearningCommunityTimeGovernment

It's not a case of 'look at me in my car'; it's more, 'look at the car'. I like the idea of other people enjoying them, because everything has become a bit faceless and nobody likes the motor car any more.

Jay Kay

CarPeopleMeLookNobodyBecome

I don't think I can ever escape from music.

Jason Derulo

MusicThinkI CanEscapeEver

One thing I have noticed is that when you're a younger editor, you're more intense about it. As you go along, you relax a little. More and more, I feel that the book is the author's. You give the author your thoughts, and it's up to him or her to decide what to do.

Jonathan Galassi

ThoughtsRelaxBookFeelYouGo

It kills me when I see some metal band trying to pass themselves off as an 'alternative band.'

Dimebag Darrell

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The kind of acting I used to enjoy no longer exists because your prime consideration is the budget, running time, the cost - and whether they'll understand it in Milwaukee.

Dirk Bogarde

TimeBudgetEnjoyActingUnderstand

I'm not witty.

Claire Denis

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