Howard Jacobson Quotes

I once gave a character in a novel my inability to get past the same point in any work of philosophy: that moment when seeing is suddenly occluded and you know you can go no further.

Howard Jacobson

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And the main thing was that I wanted to live in south Florida. That's why I left the Cowboys; to live in south Florida.

Jimmy Johnson

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It's a terrible thing wishing that it can be someone else's tragedy.

John Dyer

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I have a Chevy Impala that I roll around in and a '89 Jeep Wrangler, which is the first car I ever bought. It has 180,000 miles on it, and that is my daily whip. I take that everywhere. Don't forget where you came from, that's why I'll never get rid of that Jeep.

John Cena

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Anything outside marriage seems like freedom and excitement.

Jeanette Winterson

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Life may not be beautiful, but it is interesting.

John Robert Seeley

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I always love to quote Albert Einstein because nobody dares contradict him.

Studs Terkel

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What makes a successful country is when you invest in the people of the country - whether it's education, health care, job training - and you rebuild a clean America to provide the kind of infrastructure that will be sustainable and let us grow.

Tom Steyer

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We got an old saying: I would rather you punch my teeth down my throat than throw a popcorn punch!

Roddy Piper

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I do not fight for free. But I was born to be a fighter.

Roberto Duran

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Well, I think the first piece of music I ever heard that I really loved was 'Salome's Dances' by Richard Strauss. I played that 12-inch, 78 record, and I stood up on an ottoman to play it on a big Victrola and I'd just keep playing it and playing it.

Mike Stoller

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I remember watching 'The Wire,' because I absolutely adored 'The Wire,' and there were so many secret layers within that drama, and it was just fantastic.

Michelle Fairley

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Smiles form the channels of a future tear.

Lord Byron

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