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Howard Jacobson Quotes

Artless fairy stories enchant us in our first years and retain their hold on us until our last.

Howard Jacobson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

First Years Fairy Hold Us Last

The head of the CIA, it seems to me, would think long and hard before he admitted that former employees of his had been involved in the murder of the President of the United States-even if they weren't acting on behalf of the Agency when they did it.

Me Think Employees Long Acting Hard

I hate receiving compliments; I hate being told I'm talented or people think I'm going to be a movie star. I always feel that it's forced and fake.

Hate People Think Fake Feel Always

As a young girl, I dreamed of having a voice in fashion.

Ann Demeulemeester

Girl Fashion Voice Young Young Girl

I have moments where I miss my old self. But I think anyone can get caught up in what we used to have. But at the same time, we can choose to focus on the beauty of now.

Beauty Time Focus Think Self Choose

Honestly, I would not advise any actor necessarily, if he was really thinking of his career, to come out.

Thinking Career Actor Out Come He

Global warming is controversial, of course, but the controversy is mainly over whether human activity is driving it.

Driving Global Warming Human Over

The only thing I can do is fight. Win or lose, I'm here every damn time.

Time Fight Win Win Or Lose Lose

I've never tried too hard.

Chiara Ferragni

Never Hard Tried Too

You get hit over the knuckles enough, you don't stick them out anymore.

Christoph Waltz

Enough You Over Out Stick Get

Someone must transform income into the food, shelter, clothing, nurture, discipline, education, minding, nursing, transportation, and emotional support that creates life outside of the office, permits survival of the race, cares for the ill and disabled, and makes life livable when we can no longer care for ourselves.

Anne-Marie Slaughter

Life Education Food Discipline Care

I do find that when I see women who flesh out the television or film world and make it look more like the world I actually live in, I gravitate towards those characters.

Women Live World Look Find See

People are so mean, it's exhausting.

People Mean Exhausting

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