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Howard Jacobson Quotes

Shake any institution of higher learning, and a dozen boycotters will fall out of it.

Howard Jacobson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Learning Fall Will Out Dozen Higher

One of the ways that Microsoft beat Apple way back in the day was that they were a lot more open; today, in the world I come from, the free software and open-source world, Microsoft is not generally viewed as open; they're viewed as proprietary.

Today Day World Free Back Apple

The most important questions in life can never be answered by anyone except oneself.

Life Questions Important Never Most

For the most part, I feel really comfortable with what I've given to the people. I want to give it to them again.

People Feel Want Comfortable Give

People always say 'You do racial comedy.' And I don't, exactly. I do cultural comedy. Because race and culture are two different things. There's black people from America and then there's black people from Africa. Racially, they're the same; culturally, they're extremely different.

Culture People Black Comedy America

I've always considered myself an ensemble girl, meaning I was always cast in the ensemble.

Ruthie Ann Miles

Girl Myself Meaning Always Cast

In my end is my beginning.

Mary Queen of Scots

What's fun about doing a series is you get to take some time to create the character.

Russell Hornsby

Character Time Fun Doing You Create

My way to combat anything is just to walk straight into it with my fists up.

Mary-Louise Parker

Walk Way Up Anything Just Straight

My son's taking drum lessons, and my daughter's taking piano lessons. One day they're going to start a band.

Son Daughter Day Start One Day Band

I have always liked to live my life in a quiet and peaceful manner. I used to lead my life that way. But the rise in social media has certainly affected me. Now I am always noticed.

Life Live Social Media I Am Me Rise

I cannot count the times I've been defeated, humiliated, or physically injured immediately after saying the words, 'Hey, how hard can it be?' But that never seems to stop me from saying them again.

Words Me Saying Stop Defeated Never

I'd always envied actors who got to play real people or got to do research. I've always just had these scripts where, I mean not in a bad way, but it was right on the page.

People Research Bad Play Page Way

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