Nick Hornby Quotes

'An Education' was a complicated piece of work because it came from a tiny essay, so it took me a while to find the story I wanted to tell and the characters I wanted to tell it about. That really only emerged after four or five drafts.

Nick Hornby

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: April 17, 1957

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People should hold elected officials accountable for how they vote. Period.

Jimmy Gomez

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The rise of the social web promised a new era of personalization for globe-trotting. But like many things born online, as popularity of the new tools increased, efficiency and usefulness began to decrease.

Jenna Wortham

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The New Orleans I knew ain't no more.

Michael Davis

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Every good relationship, especially marriage, is based on respect. If it's not based on respect, nothing that appears to be good will last very long.

Amy Grant

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Mr. Truman studiously avoided giving power to his White House staff that has been characteristic of recent administrations. Staff people in the White House, with no responsibility but incredible authority is one of the reasons we're now in so much trouble.

Stuart Symington

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Hip-hop and electronic music are so similar, in the fact that they're both very visceral, have so much bass; a lot of times, it's the same tempos. The culture and some of the sound design is different but a lot of times, it's the same stuff.

Skrillex

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A feeling for equal rights for other human beings cannot exist in adults if a feeling for authority is not implanted in them during childhood. Otherwise, adults will never become mature enough to recognize the rights of others.

Rudolf Steiner

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I've always had this term 'mad season' in my head.

Mike McCready

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Beyond monetary policy, fiscal policy has traditionally played an important role in dealing with severe economic downturns.

Janet Yellen

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If I've had roadblocks along the way for being gay, I'm not aware of them.

Jonathan Groff

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I went through a phase of eating dinner in the shower because I thought, 'Why don't we do that?' Then I realised, 'Because it doesn't make any sense.' It doesn't save any time, and you can't really get into a steak and baked potato when there's water pouring on you.

Brie Larson

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I do love Instagram, and my kids are with me, like, 24-7, so it's inevitable that they'll be on there. And honestly, I know it sounds weird, but I look up people all the time on it. Because I find people so interesting, and I'm curious about them. It's a gateway to meet new people. I think the whole concept of Instagram is really cool.

Britney Spears

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