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Howard Jacobson Quotes

It's not only teenagers who think they look good in pre-holed jeans, and I doubt it's only the superannuated who are amused by Ant and Dec.

Howard Jacobson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Good Think Doubt Look Jeans Only

Lots of places to hone your skill as an artist and still earn a paycheck while you're waiting to kick the door down.

Waiting Door You Artist Down Skill

I really believe that if you're going to bring a child into the world, it's your job to parent that world. Especially if it's just you; you don't pawn her off on somebody.

Job Child World Believe Parent You

You know where entrepreneurship in my opinion has to go? Into the inner city.

City Opinion You Go Know Where

I think people who have faults are a lot more interesting than people who are perfect.

People Think Interesting Perfect Who

As the words of my book, 'The Bloodless Revolution,' accumulated, I envisaged a parallel growth: the stack of pages they would have to be printed on, thousands of times over; every page representing a slice of forest, a belch of fumes and a squirt of toxic ink.

Tristram Stuart

Growth Words Book Revolution Forest

Anyone driving great social change, willingly or not, is going to be a fascinating contradictory mix of idealism and ego.

Change Great Ego Driving Going Mix

Who could think that children from the pockets of Himalaya sing folklore from Scotland and vice versa? Such an education in the initial years develops compassion and mutual respect for each other's skills.

Education Children Respect Compassion

Always do something different. Always different things.

Always Things Something Different

I grew up studying ballet; I grew up honing my craft.

Janice Dickinson

Craft Studying Up Ballet Grew

I was made fun of a lot in high school because of the way I sound and the way I was.

School Fun High School Way High Lot

It's stasis that kills you off in the end, not ambition.

Ambition End You In The End Off

I am not a hoodlum. I'm a community organizer.

Community I Am Organizer Am

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