James Stephens Quotes

To ask questions can become the laziest and wobbliest occupation of a mind, but when you must yourself answer the problem that you have posed, you will meditate your question with care and frame it with precision.

James Stephens

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: February 9, 1882 - December 26, 1950

Topics

YourselfMindCareQuestionsProblem

I get to play with all these different players who don't necessarily approach music always the same way that I might. So I learn a lot.

John Oates

MusicLearnPlayWaySameAlways

I used to make snap judgments, moved quickly. It's more important to be thoughtful, think of the consequences of your decisions.

John Hickenlooper

ThinkDecisionsThoughtfulImportant

It is very important for an artiste to be excited about her work in every phase of her career. If a tiredness seeps into one's attitude, it will show in the quality of one's work.

Sridevi

WorkAttitudeQualityCareerWill

I'm a postmodern commentator, and so, in a cheeky parallel to James Joyce or James Kelman, I get to places, verbally, that are a little unusual - when I talk about Jocky Wilson and end up sounding like a Jackson Pollock of the commentary box.

Sid Waddell

EndPlacesTalkBoxUpLittle

One of my main wishes in wanting to write about my mother was to explore the impact of her death on my life, explore our relationship, think about the different versions of myself that I was with and without her. I also had the really strong wish to bring her to life for my children, who were born after she was gone.

Tracy K. Smith

LifeMotherRelationshipChildren

When things go badly, individuals look for scapegoats. I just do not believe that barbed-wire fences or guns on our border will solve any of our problems.

Ron Paul

BelieveBorderProblemsLookGo

If I fell down and hurt myself, I never cried. There was no one to hear me.

Louise Fletcher

MyselfMeHurtDownNeverHear

My process is I try to learn my lines so they're so solid I don't have to think about them or how I'm going to say them.

Josh Pais

ThinkProcessLearnSayTryGoing

People judge you by the way you play in the playoffs.

Jaromir Jagr

PeopleJudgeYouPlayWayPlayoffs

My dad would always say, 'What can you do to make the world a better place?' Well, I can make people laugh.

Jon Lovitz

PeopleWorldBetterLaughYouI Can

As theater artists, it's a great luxury to have time.

Jonathan Freeman

GreatTimeLuxuryArtistsTheater

I began doing writing projects and art and design projects to explore a new way of seeing Canada. Roots is one more way of continuing this exploration. I want to present a wide-open Canadian sense of color, adventure, communication and openness that defines our country.

Douglas Coupland

CommunicationArtAdventureRoots

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