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Jan Karon Quotes

There's nothing trite about being consoled in a world that does everything in its power to deliver sorrow.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: 1937

Topics

Power World Nothing Sorrow Being

Stars are extremely far apart. We cannot imagine any way currently available to get to the nearest one, besides the sun.

Stars Sun Way Imagine Available Get

There are many documentary filmmakers who have a tough time because they don't really get what they need to do what they want. There are so many people with good visions that should be encouraged and helped. And they will deliver, I'm sure.

Good Time People Tough Want Will

Private communication systems have been around since the beginning of human culture.

Communication Culture Beginning Human

I went to a couple Academy Awards parties and I was definitely like, 'Whoa, no one will talk to me.'

Me Will Talk Awards Like Whoa

We love wealth, and we hate poor people. I know people who work in TV news who have actually been told to do stand-ups rather than put interviews with poor people on the air. We physically don't want to look at them.

Work Love Hate People Wealth Look

Our national identity is so interwoven with football.

Football Identity Our National

I know for a fact that if I could do only music, I'd be out of my mind, insane. I'd be stressed-out; there's so much work. I mean, you work constantly; there are no breaks, really. If you're not promoting a record, you're making one. If you're not making one, you're touring. If you're not touring, you're doing photo shoots and prep work.

Work Music Mind Doing You Know

I was the first to promote The Beatles in the States, and Ed Sullivan called me first about them before he ever booked them on his television show.

Me Television First Beatles Show He

Once I started working with generative music in the 1970s, I was flirting with ideas of making a kind of endless music - not like a record that you'd put on, which would play for a while and finish.

Music Ideas You Play Kind Finish

I have told many times I am always a student willing to learn new things.

New Things I Am Learn Student New

In any country when you throw something in somebody's face, it's disrespectful.

Face You Country Something Throw

It's a fairly common phenomenon of London life - people having fully developed critiques of books they haven't read and films they haven't seen. I'd probably include myself in that.

Life Myself People London Seen Read

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