Howard Jacobson Quotes

I was young; I was newly married. My Cambridge degree was still warm in my pocket - a roll of parchment guaranteeing me, I thought, a sort of free ambassadorial passage to any campus of my choosing, and I had chosen Sydney - the world was all before me.

Howard Jacobson

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Oftentimes, as women and women of color, we are put as supporting characters in other people's narratives. With 'Jessica James', she is the star of her own narrative.

Jessica Williams

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The Bible is not just one book, but an entire library, with stories, songs, poetry, letters and history, as well as literature that might more obviously qualify as 'religious.'

John Drane

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Poetry says the things that I can't say. I read a lot, but I never write it.

Trevor McDonald

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If I don't get something done at the office at 4:30 in the afternoon, I can go back to it at 10:00 in the evening.

Tom Perez

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When I write a film, there's a particular thing I am wrestling with and the question or concern I'm dealing with has to be big enough for me to dedicate a year or two of my life. If the question isn't big enough, or rich enough, I'll lose interest.

Josh Radnor

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Oh you know, I've been writing a novel.

Jarvis Cocker

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The modernity of yesterday is the tradition of today, and the modernity of today will be tradition tomorrow.

Jose Andres

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I get bullied a lot on social media, and it's terrible.

JoJo Siwa

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Everyone tells me I need to do comedy. It's never something that crossed my mind, but to be able to do a true comedy and make people laugh, that would be great.

Dexter Darden

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I didn't leave the Congress; I was expelled.

Sharad Pawar

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Sometimes it's cool to have banter with the audience. Occasionally, somebody will say something, and I'll say something right back, and everybody laughs, and it's funny.

Sebastian Maniscalco

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You are going to fail, and failing, for me, is as joyful as succeeding. Failing means that there is something to learn, and we can improve and do it better next time.

Sebastian Thrun

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