James Fenton Quotes

A really interesting and happy time was when I first went to Florence as a student and studied Italian. I was living in a pensione on an allowance of £40 a month, which was princely. I did a lot of work and enjoyed myself immensely.

James Fenton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: April 25, 1949

Topics

WorkTimeMyselfHappyInteresting

Zeppelin vinyl is quite revered in audiophile circles.

Jimmy Page

VinylCirclesQuiteReveredZeppelin

I have to confess I'm addicted to Sky Sports News. Just the music can pull me in. And then whether it's badminton in the Czech Republic, snail pushing or mole hopping, I'm hooked.

Andrew Buchan

MusicSportsSkyMeNewsBadminton

I skip through the programming to watch the commercials.

Mel Karmazin

ProgrammingThroughWatchCommercials

I like control.

Michael Jordan

ControlLike

Spontaneous combustion of grassroots politics is the future.

Dick Morris

FuturePoliticsSpontaneous

'The Facebook Era' articulated a radical vision for how social media would transform media, relationships, and influence, creating new opportunities for businesses in the process.

Clara Shih

VisionSocial MediaOpportunitiesNew

It's not possible to win all matches.

Claudio Ranieri

WinPossibleMatches

To make a book convincing, it's less important that the right tree be in the right place than that the characters are emotionally real.

Anthony Marra

TreeBookPlaceImportantRight

I read very one-note. Teacher's pet, Goody Two-shoes. I'd hate to be annoying. Who wants to see movies with someone annoying in them? But it's hard for me to paint myself as anything but whatever it is I come across as - which is pretty together.

Allison Williams

TeacherMyselfHateTogetherPetMe

And so our mothers and grandmothers have, more often than not anonymously, handed on the creative spark, the seed of the flower they themselves never hoped to see - or like a sealed letter they could not plainly read.

Alice Walker

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I don't in any sense think of myself as a celebrity, which of course I'm not.

Peter Ackroyd

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If I've got a talent, it's for picking the right song at the right time for the right audience. And I can always get people to sing with me.

Pete Seeger

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