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Howard Jacobson Quotes

There's no law that says you have to be consistent in your preferences.

Howard Jacobson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Law You Consistent Your Says No Law

Energy consumption matters both to our environment and our economy.

Energy Environment Matters Economy

I do not believe in people owning guns. Guns should be owned only by the police and military. I am going to do everything I can to disarm this state.

Michael Dukakis

Police I Am People Believe I Can

I'm a great audience. I cry very easily. I suspend disbelief in two seconds.

Stephen Sondheim

Great Cry Two Audience Disbelief

I can't work in an environment where it's a stiff hierarchy; that's not my kind of way.

Steven Rodney McQueen

Work Environment Kind Way Hierarchy

This war is not necessary. We are truly sleepwalking through history.

History War Through Necessary Truly

I am not going to make any commitments to the teachers union to do anything until they do something that's other than in their own self- interest. And everything they have done so far is in their self-interests, and that's it.

I Am Self Done Teachers Everything

I still see the world as a place of bitter irony and black humour, failed hopes, dashed plans. I hope to make my work sparer, to outgrow my desire to show off.

Work Hope World Black Place Desire

I want to be a dominant pass rusher. I think I can do that with my body type and my work ethic.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins

Work Think Work Ethic Body I Can

I don't think anybody's quite accurately branded me. I'm not sure I could do it myself.

Myself Me Think Sure Quite Anybody

Music is what I do naturally.

Music Naturally

We shouldn't romanticize rejection. There's nothing romantic about rejection. It's horrible.

Romantic Rejection Nothing Horrible

I think women are not as hung up on the testosterone thing. They're more collaborative. They multitask better, and I think they're more results-oriented. They just want to cut to the chase and get it done.

Women Think Better Done Want More

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