Howard Jacobson Quotes

It is good for a person who has suffered from acute shyness, as I had, to find that he can cause as much upset as he suffered. Better to be a brute, I thought, than to be a wallflower.

Howard Jacobson

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The American people are bigger than any president. I suppose I have faith in my country and in what it is founded on and the values we hold dear.

Angelina Jolie

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The right solemnly proclaimed at the birth of the States, and which has been affirmed and reaffirmed in the bills of rights of the States subsequently admitted into the Union of 1789, undeniably recognizes in the people the power to resume the authority delegated for the purposes of Government.

Jefferson Davis

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Feelings are universal, and if an actor's doing his job, I think he's making people sit there, and if it's in a movie or a theatre, going 'Hmm, yeah, I know that... I know that.'

Jeffrey Combs

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Radio allowed me to be a creator, and TV stole that creation from me by literalizing - and to some extent limiting - my vision.

Spalding Gray

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'Capitalism' is a dirty word for many intellectuals, but there are a number of studies showing that open economies and free trade are negatively correlated with genocide and war.

Steven Pinker

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I think it's one of the great enrichments of life, romance.

Rosamund Pike

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I've got to say, I'm a Rand Paul fan.

Ronan Farrow

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Most good relationships are built on mutual trust and respect.

Mona Sutphen

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What I did was take the Jesus of the Gospels, the Son of God, the Son of the Virgin Mary, and sought to make Him utterly believable, a vital breathing character.

Anne Rice

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I would like to continue to tell stories of what I did in a biographical way, so I will continue to write.

Philippe Petit

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I may have been born in Tel Aviv, but my umbilical cord emerges from the Temple Mount.

Tzipi Livni

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I try to be as real and honest about everything and very genuine with people and say, 'Listen, I'm a Christian, and I'm not perfect. I screw up every day, but I think that's what grace is all about.'

Tim Tebow

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