Howard Jacobson Quotes

Looking back, I realise it wasn't only gym I dreaded at school. Every class was a torment. It wasn't knowledge I objected to but instruction. Why couldn't they just tell us what books to read and leave us to get on and read them?

Howard Jacobson

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KnowledgeSchoolLooking BackLooking

There's no denying that television is one of the most powerful propaganda media we've ever invented.

Jim Fowler

MediaPowerfulTelevisionPropaganda

I bought some instant water one time but I didn't know what to add to it.

Steven Wright

TimeWaterKnowInstantAddSome

If you can't make 40% on your money in Russia, you're a fool.

Simon Reuben

MoneyFoolYouRussiaMakeYour

My parents are professors; they're intellectual. I spent a lot of time reading books. To me, everyone always looks like they do in your imagination. And in my imagination, the characters always looked like me.

Shonda Rhimes

TimeImaginationParentsMeReading

The nationalist movement supported Sinhala by suppressing Tamil; there were competing nationalisms. It was a fundamental mistake to make parallel streams in education - or a calculated political gamble. Politicians were playing with it.

Romesh Gunesekera

EducationMistakePoliticalMovement

Knowledge has value only insofar as it contributes to the all-round development of the whole nature of man.

Rudolf Steiner

NatureKnowledgeManValueWhole

For lack of a better term, they've labeled me a sex symbol. It's flattering and it should happen to every bald, overweight guy.

Dennis Franz

MeBetterSexBaldHappenGuy

Had I not become a professional golfer, I think I would have pursued some type of career in aviation.

Arnold Palmer

ThinkCareerProfessionalBecome

In these days a man is nobody unless his biography is kept so far posted up that it may be ready for the national breakfast-table on the morning after his demise.

Anthony Trollope

MorningManReadyNobodyUpDays

The Ritz in London has an old-fashioned charm, with waiters wearing tails and white gloves. The dining room is exquisite, with immaculate service and ornate details.

Anton du Beke

ServiceDetailsWhiteLondonDining

I don't believe that narrative works when it's trying to teach a lesson or speak a factual truth.

Shane Carruth

TruthBelieveSpeakTryingLesson

We don't market products narrowly. We market big stories about the industry, things that matter to a lot of people.

Tim O'Reilly

PeopleMatterBigIndustryProducts

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