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Howard Jacobson Quotes

I won't go so far as to say that novels sell in inverse proportion to their worth, for just occasionally, someone like Dickens or George Eliot comes along to prove the opposite.

Howard Jacobson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Someone Worth Go Say Prove Sell

So, when you see a kid with ratty jeans on, wearing sneakers that aren't clean, you know they're in a certain place economically. I was interested in that experience.

Jim McKay

Experience You Place Sneakers Know

Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel.

Jimi Hendrix

Feel Easy Blues Play Hard

Whoopie doo guys, yes, I've dated girls and I've dated boys - get over it.

Jessie J

Over Yes Over It Get Guys Dated

Force is not a remedy.

John Bright

Force Remedy

I've always liked a good joke that everybody can laugh at.

John Cameron Mitchell

Good Laugh Always Joke Everybody

I am proud to be an American, and proud that such beliefs are at the core of our country and its citizens.

John Linder

I Am Proud American Country Beliefs

I really believe that all of us, as Americans... we all need to be treated like fellow human beings.

John Lewis

Believe Human Need Us Human Beings

The best seat in the house often depends on the ballet. For instance, much of the first act of 'The Nutcracker' is domestic and small scale, so it's great to sit up close. But the second act features elaborate scenery and choreography, which are better to observe from a distance.

Robert Gottlieb

Great Best Small Better Scenery Up

You can't control all the crazy stuff that happens to you. All you can control is the way you handle it.

Amy Lee

Crazy Control You Way Handle Stuff

I make no excuses. Stefan Struve was the man that night. He earned his win fair and square.

Stipe Miocic

Man Win Night Excuses Fair Earned

If you look through the history of wearables, I was named the father of wearable computing, or the world's first cyborg. But the definition of wearable computing can be kind of fuzzy itself. Thousands of years ago, in China, people would wear an abacus around their neck - that, in one sense, was a wearable computer.

Steve Mann

Father History Be Kind People World

I think repeating yourself is a sign of old age, telling the same joke again and again. Especially if they're jokes that don't make people laugh.

Simon Le Bon

Age Old Age Yourself People Think