Howard Jacobson Quotes

It isn't only in the name of free speech that the views of an itchy polemicist should be tolerated - and I say itchy polemicist promoting thought, not itchy ideologue promoting violence - but because provocation is indispensable to the workings of a sound, creative culture.

Howard Jacobson

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The ballet makes us look at those bodies, it makes us listen to that music, it makes us wonder at the geometry, of the way they come together. The way that extraordinary space is controlled and given such emotional force.

John Guare

MusicTogetherSpaceLookWonder

If you love god, burn a church.

Jello Biafra

LoveGodChurchYouBurn

At some point, you have to declare an idea dead and, if not a failure, then at least not a success.

Michael Gerber

SuccessFailureYouDeadPointIdea

I'm not an adulterer. I'm not gay.

Michael Strahan

Gay

'The Hunger Games' for me is I love the books so much and the character and the story were incredible. That's kind of the game plan is just do really interesting stories with interesting characters.

Josh Hutcherson

LoveCharacterMeGameStoryPlan

Members of Congress wear two hats: one as Washington legislator, the other as listener and community leader back home.

Jared Polis

LeaderHomeCommunityHatsBackTwo

More than periods where I don't write anything, I have periods where I just write junk and I know I'm writing junk but I can't stop.

Jonathan Dee

WritingStopKnowMoreWriteWhere

Bull riding is fun, but fighting is it.

Donald Cerrone

FunFightingBullRiding

I think most paintings are a record of the decisions that the artist made. I just perhaps make them a little clearer than some people have.

Chuck Close

PeopleThinkDecisionsArtistLittle

Most people are visually illiterate. Most people don't understand images: they don't understand how to interpret them or how to manufacture them.

Peter Greenaway

PeopleUnderstandImagesMostHow

Charities are really good. To a certain extent, the ones you pick are arbitrary.

Penn Jillette

GoodYouPickReallyArbitrary

With writing, you really have to have faith. You have to have some sort of confidence that if you keep at it, you will get where you need to go, because there are so many points where a rational person would quit.

Scott Spencer

ConfidenceFaithWritingYouPerson

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