Howard Jacobson Quotes

Homesickness is universal. But Neapolitan homesickness goes back further than the accidents of domicile. It is nostalgia for love and loss themselves, a soul-sickness caused by the very idea of leaving.

Howard Jacobson

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By giving students the proper tools to analyze the media they consume, we can empower them to make informed decisions.

Jimmy Gomez

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I feel there is so much more we can do in improving education, making it accessible and understanding how technology can be a part of the solution.

Jim Breyer

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Although I believe the Web has greatly increased the distribution of quality news, I do worry about those who don't have Internet access.

Jill Abramson

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When we approach games, we're always emotional-focused, so if a free-to-play business model works against the emotion, we won't use it. If it actually works well with the emotion, or if we can come up with a new way to do monetization that's different and that's unique for the game, I would go for that.

Jenova Chen

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I got the job I wanted when I was 22, and I'm not going to give it up now.

Melvyn Bragg

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From this time on, the universe is built up into an aggregate of permanent objects connected by causal relations that are independent of the subject and are placed in objective space and time.

Jean Piaget

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Pigs eat grass if they are very hungry, but they can't use it as a regular source of food.

Marvin Harris

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There was never a golden era of American radio as far as I can tell.

Michael Stipe

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Van Gogh was impulsive.

Joni Mitchell

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I try to wear a watch all the time, because I think guys get the short end of the stick when it comes to jewelry and accessories. A watch is a very chic men's item, and you're sort of wasting it if you just look at your cell phone.

Derek Blasberg

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I'm just trying to stretch the public space wider and make it more open so that a wider variety of people and faces and stories and perspectives and also expertise can come through. So everything that I do rests on that, trying to support on other voices.

Deeyah Khan

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You have to be ready to compete. Because lots of people dream that dream, to be the best at something. But are you ready to commit to the hard work that it takes to get there? For me, it just became a part of my life, and it was what it was. Another day, another basketball practice or another game.

Chris Bosh

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