Graham Swift Quotes

I don't reread my books.

Graham Swift

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: May 4, 1949

Topics

Books

As leaders, we've all seen the painful effects of team members not keeping pace with company growth - it's called up-leveling, and it's all too common when a company goes from zero to something to hopefully an IPO.

Jennifer Hyman

GrowthTeamCompanyPainfulSeen

I'll take anything and slap it on a canvas.

Matthew Lawrence

CanvasAnythingTakeSlap

In anything, there has to be that moment of fasting, really, in order to enjoy the feast.

Stephen Hough

MomentEnjoyFastingAnythingOrder

I don't really retain much from the first couple semesters of my criminal justice studies.

Michael Trucco

JusticeCriminal JusticeFirstMuch

For sure, the 'Obamania' that's fast taking hold reflects an incredible thirst for change in global politics and, dare I say, a wave of optimism that things can be different.

Lucy Powell

ChangePoliticsOptimismBe Different

The homeland affects you directly: it affects your body; it affects the collective mind and the collective heart and the collective spirit.

Joy Harjo

HeartMindYouBodyYour BodyYour

I'm not really premeditative in any way at all. I come up with an idea, hopefully for a film, and then I'm lucky enough to do the film.

Christopher Guest

EnoughWayLuckyUpFilmCome

The ability to conduct is a gift of God with which few have been endowed in full measure.

Anton Seidl

GodGiftMeasureAbilityBeenFull

I'm kind of irritated by the Hollywood scene.

Pierce Brown

KindHollywoodIrritatedScene

Generalizing a type of people is really primitive.

Priyanka Chopra

PeopleTypeReallyPrimitive

Everyone wants to get better as they go along, but sometimes it's all you can do to stay consistent.

Peter Straub

BetterYouGoSometimesEveryone

To make sustainable progress in reducing extreme poverty will require improvements in both the quantity and quality of aid.

Peter Singer

QualityProgressPovertyWillAid

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