Howard Jacobson Quotes

Sometimes it's best to speak from ignorance: that way, you can see the wood without being distracted by the trees.

Howard Jacobson

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IgnoranceBestSpeakTreesYouWood

I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that shows that what I say is true.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

MyselfPersonSayTrueMoreNever

I simply love Wagner's music. That actually started very early. He was the first composer I was exposed very much to because my parents introduced me to Wagner's music very early.

Andris Nelsons

LoveMusicParentsMeEarlyFirst

When you feel like an outsider - for whatever reason - you spend a lot of time alone.

Meg Cabot

AloneTimeFeelYouReasonWhatever

Democracy, as has been said of Christianity, has never really been tried.

Stuart Chase

DemocracySaidNeverBeenTried

The only bipartisan place in D.C. is Brooks Brothers.

Tony Hale

PlaceOnlyBipartisanBrothers

The hazing experience and then the subsequent participation in the group forces its members to maintain the status quo and traditions at all costs. It demands mindlessness and unquestioned loyalty, resulting in boring people who have little ability to think for themselves or have an opposing viewpoint from those who have the most social power.

Rosalind Wiseman

PowerLoyaltyExperiencePeople

I'm never going to get married again. Three strikes, you're out. I think if I would try to get married again in California, I have to go to prison, don't I? I think you only get three.

Roseanne Barr

PrisonThinkYouGoThreeNever

Don Cornelius did not want to see how I really danced - I was doing hip-hop, and it was foreign to people out in California. They only knew about popping and locking, so they were not keen on hip-hop dancing.

Rosie Perez

PeopleDoingWantHip-HopCalifornia

I thought I was learning about show business. The more painful it was, the more important I thought the experience must be. Hating it, I convinced myself it must be invaluable.

Judy Holliday

LearningBusinessMyselfExperience

When I started editing on my home computer, I said to myself, 'Well, I could be at home studying for a class or I could be at home editing a video.'

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

HomeMyselfSaidEditingClassWell

His mouth is for export and his head has no entrance.

Douglas Feaver

MouthHeadEntranceExportHis

I like circle time and school drop-off. And I like that I have kids still willing to hold my hand.

Christine Taylor

TimeSchoolCircleHandHoldKids

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