Howard Jacobson Quotes

You don't remember people you love by the wise things they say but the silly things they do.

Howard Jacobson

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LoveWisePeopleRememberSillyYou

I haven't had trouble with writer's block. I think it's because my process involves writing very badly. My first drafts are filled with lurching, cliched writing, outright flailing around. Writing that doesn't have a good voice or any voice. But then there will be good moments.

Jennifer Egan

GoodWritingVoiceThinkMoments

Unless confronted by an immediate, visible, or uncomfortable crisis, our nation's tendency is to take the security of the Western Hemisphere for granted.

John F. Kelly

UncomfortableSecurityCrisisNation

No, it's not dissatisfaction that inspires me to tinker with my songs, it's just restlessness.

Andrew Bird

MeJustSongsDissatisfactionTinker

If you're struggling, it's easy to feel powerless until you take control of it and assert what you want. I can understand that feeling. I can understand how it feels to be alone, to not want to get help from people and to not trust people who are actually wanting the best for you. I feel like that's true for a lot of people, actually.

Andrew Haigh

AloneTrustBestPeopleControlYou

You win the victory when you yield to friends.

Sophocles

FriendshipWinVictoryFriendsYou

There's no preventative measure between the Palestinians, between those terrorists to the state of Israel.

Silvan Shalom

MeasureIsraelBetweenStateThose

Man, it seemed, had been created to jab the life out of Germans.

Siegfried Sassoon

LifeManOutBeenGermansCreated

I have little children, 5 1/2 and 1 1/2, and I thought I should document my life, because by the time they're in the mid-20s, they'll be able to say, 'This is what he did.'

Tommy Mottola

LifeChildrenTimeThoughtMy Life

These are tough times and under this Tory-led government many people in Manchester are suffering and getting left behind. If elected I will use all my energy, skills, experience and knowledge to stand up for our communities and get things done for the better.

Lucy Powell

Tough TimesKnowledgeExperience

I can't go against my nature because I am what I am. I don't try to be anyone different to who I am.

Brian McDermott

NatureI AmI Am What I AmGoTry

I love being onstage. As I've gotten older, it terrifies me more and more, which is interesting.

Ari Graynor

LoveMeInterestingMoreBeing

We all know that a beautiful face is an important aspect of an actor's personality if he or she wants to make it big in Bollywood.

Anushka Sharma

BeautifulPersonalityFaceKnowShe

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