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Howard Jacobson Quotes

I have never met an intelligent optimist. That is not to say I think pessimism makes you intelligent, but I have always felt like an Old Testament Jeremiah or Cassandra from ancient Greece. I want to run down the streets warning people.

Howard Jacobson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: british
Birth: August 25, 1942

Topics

People Think You Down Want Run

Humankind has been telling stories forever and will be telling stories forever.

Jim Crace

Will Forever Been Telling Stories

Once you become tagged as anything, it becomes difficult to shake it, because the less imaginative people in the business want you to do what worked for the last guy. That's always been something I've had to deal with.

John C. Reilly

Business People You Want Become Guy

Thanksgiving is a season that is very much in accord with the themes and teachings of Jesus Christ.

John Clayton

Jesus Christ Thanksgiving Season Much

Scenery is fine - but human nature is finer.

John Keats

Nature Scenery Human Nature Human

The only person you resent is yourself.

John Hewson

Yourself You Person Only Resent

A fella who accepts himself and is relaxed into who he is - that appeals to people.

Jeff Bridges

People Relaxed Who He Himself Fella

You must learn to perceive as your self that which lies outside you. Looking only within oneself leads to a hardening in oneself, to a higher egotism.

Rudolf Steiner

Looking Self Learn You Outside Must

I think we could all be a bit more elitist.

Rufus Wainwright

Think More Elitist I Think Could

I think there were early critics who wanted us to change the world because the Sex Pistols failed.

Michael Stipe

Change Change The World World Think

The standard model of particle physics describes forces and particles very well, but when you throw gravity into the equation, it all falls apart. You have to fudge the figures to make it work.

Lisa Randall

Work You Physics Gravity Well Throw

There are a lot of actors that I really love to watch, actors who I have fun watching - I think Johnny Depp is phenomenal. But I wouldn't want that career as much as I'd like a career like Tom Hanks - he kind of represents the everyman.

Jared Padalecki

Love Fun Have Fun Think Career Kind

Offset and Skillfeed are examples of products launched in 2013 that have expanded our opportunity with both large enterprises and across new content types.

Jon Oringer

Opportunity New Content Products Our