Howard Jacobson Quotes

It's always nice to be praised, and insofar as a prize is a form of praise, you're glad when you get it.

Howard Jacobson

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YouNicePraiseAlwaysPrizeGet

I think my heart is quite selfish. If I followed my heart, I would not be a good person. But I have moral principles. I have to sit down and reflect.

Jo Nesbo

GoodHeartSelfishThinkGood Person

Early Bluegrass is my favorite kind of music, not to many people know that.

John Fahey

MusicPeopleEarlyKnowKindMany

I wasn't strong enough to have an eating disorder. I tried to go anorexic for a good three hours. I ate ice and celery, but that's not even anorexic. And I quit. I was like, 'Ma, can you make me a sandwich? Like, immediately.'

Meghan Trainor

GoodMeEatingStrongEnoughYou

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

John Lewis

BelieveHumanNeedUsHuman Beings

What guides Marxism, then, is a different model of society, and a different conception of the function of the knowledge that can be produced by society and acquired from it.

Jean-Francois Lyotard

KnowledgeSocietyFunctionDifferent

There's strong data that, within companies, the No. 1 reason for ethical violations is the pressure to meet expectations, sometimes unrealistic expectations.

Stephen Covey

ExpectationsStrongPressureData

There's nothing like impending death to rouse you from existential boredom.

Roger Ebert

DeathBoredomYouNothingLike

As a restaurateur, my job is to basically control the chaos and the drama. There's always going to be chaos in the restaurant business.

Rocco DiSpirito

BusinessJobChaosControlDrama

Calvin Coolidge was one of the best presidents. Why? Because he did absolutely nothing.

Milo Yiannopoulos

BestNothingWhyBecauseAbsolutely

Let us prize our freedom; but not use our liberty for a cloak of maliciousness.

Jonathan Mayhew

FreedomLibertyUsPrizeOurUse

It's hard to tell what is even mainstream anymore because there's so many platforms now. And they're all topics of conversation.

Scott Adsit

ConversationNowHardTellBecause

I have a microphone on one ankle and an ankle bracelet on the other, so I'm well balanced today.

Martha Stewart

TodayBraceletWellMicrophoneAnkle

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