Howard Jacobson Quotes

In my experience, every book you write changes the conditions in which you write the next.

Howard Jacobson

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ExperienceBookYouChangesWrite

I wasn't playing a drag queen - I was playing an extraordinary performer.

John Lone

QueenExtraordinaryPlayingDrag

Strictly speaking, intensity in the weight training context refers to the amount of work required to achieve the activity and is proportional to the mass of the weights being lifted - that is, how heavy the weight is relative to how strong you are.

John Romaniello

WorkTrainingStrongYouAchieve

It is irresponsible for this Congress to not investigate the President's lack of an exit strategy, and the fraud, waste, and abuse of U.S. tax dollars.

Russ Carnahan

StrategyCongressTaxFraudExit

I wish you well and I hope it will be a huge hit, because that would be very good for me. And if, God forbid, it's a terrible flop, well that would be very good for me.

Jonathan Harris

GoodGodHopeMeWishYou

For me, doing a show, the excitement of singing live, and the possibility that you're not gonna be perfect - that's the thrill of it.

Alicia Keys

LiveMeSingingDoingYouPerfect

The family unit is fundamental for the educational process and for the development both of individuals and states; hence there is a need for policies which promote the family and aid social cohesion and dialogue.

Pope Benedict XVI

FamilyProcessDevelopmentNeedAid

I'll keep peace at all cost, even if I choke to death on my tongue.

Paula Deen

PeaceDeathTongueCostKeepEven

Even those of us who have tasted the radical saving grace of God find it intuitively difficult not to put conditions on grace.

Tullian Tchividjian

GodGraceFindDifficultUsRadical

We have newsreaders behaving like actors, lowering their voices if it's a sad story, as if we didn't know it's a sad story. There isn't a single cool newsreader.

Tom Baker

SadCoolStoryKnowSingleVoices

A cult following is a nice way of saying very few people like you.

Martin Mull

PeopleSayingYouNiceWayCult

It is now life and not art that requires the willing suspension of disbelief.

Lionel Trilling

LifeArtNowWillingDisbelief

My dad's probably one of the kindest people in the world. When I was younger that's not how I was- I was a little spoiled brat.

Leonardo DiCaprio

PeopleWorldLittleSpoiledBrat

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