Howard Jacobson Quotes

Words do not necessarily make us moral. And there have been presidents before who have stumbled over syntax and looked foolish when the words they have been forced to speak have been their own. But Trump is uniquely stunted. A child listening to two of his speeches could reproduce a third without the use of a dictionary.

Howard Jacobson

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Torture fails to make us safe, but it certainly makes us less free.

Jerrold Nadler

FreeSafeTortureUsMakeLess

I'll probably make loads of plans, and then just sit around on my bottom all day long and do nothing.

John Deacon

DayLongPlansNothingBottomSit

If you're wearing a pair of shoes that's a little flashy, then it's important not to be flashy up top and vice versa.

Megyn Kelly

ShoesYouImportantTopViceUp

Al-Qa'ida is the antithesis of the peace, tolerance and humanity that is at the heart of Islam.

John O. Brennan

HeartPeaceToleranceHumanityIslam

My grandfather influenced my brother, and my brother was my biggest influence.

Trombone Shorty

BrotherInfluenceGrandfatherBiggest

I liked the Beatles because there was so much melody. Jimi Hendrix is still one of my heroes.

Robert Cray

HeroesBecauseBeatlesMelodyStill

Listening to people keeps them entertained.

Mason Cooley

PeopleListeningThemEntertained

I don't want to be a propagandist or say that Pakistan is just great. There are problems, but it is a much more complex place than we are given to believe.

Mohsin Hamid

GreatBelieveProblemsPlaceWant

Style without content is bad style.

Louis MacNeice

StyleBadContentWithout

The benefits of growth have not trickled down. Income inequalities have become one of the biggest global challenges, attracting growing attention not only in academic literature but also among policymakers globally.

Jose Angel Gurria

GrowthChallengesAttentionDown

We don't over-manage projects like the studios do.

Dean Devlin

LikeStudiosProjects

I don't sing about politics or anything like that. I sing about love. That's what I know about.

Christine McVie

LovePoliticsKnowAnythingSing

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