Howard Jacobson Quotes

Reading literature remains a civilising activity, no matter that it's literature in which people do and say abominable things and the author curses like the very devil. What's at issue is how we describe the way the civilising works.

Howard Jacobson

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I was a Christian. I didn't want to have sex before marriage, I was a bit uptight and not very self-confident. I was a virgin until I was 26.

Jimmy Carr

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As much as I like to explore the world, I explore music - from classical to rock.

Jochen Zeitz

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You just pick up a chord, go twang, and you're got music.

Sid Vicious

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For some years, I've been very interested in the relationship between science and art.

Simon McBurney

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I never went to any of the Hollywood child parties.

Shiri Appleby

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I'm sure when 'Midnight Cowboy' came out, it took a couple of minutes to get used to the voice and the look of Dustin Hoffman, or to even recognize that it was Dustin Hoffman.

Rod Lurie

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Somehow, magically, I've become an electronic musician, and I have a recording studio that looks like the bridge of the Enterprise.

Moby

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I resent it when any part of the government refers to people who have money in the pejorative.

Judy Sheindlin

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I wouldn't keep him around long if I didn't feed him well.

Julia Child

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I love films. If I'd known how to get into or do it from the word go, I would have done that.

Christopher Hampton

LoveGoDoneGetWouldWord

A guy who's actually self destructive is quite fun to play.

Chris O'Dowd

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I knew I'd conquered America when Mike Tyson told me I was one mean lady.

Anne Robinson

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