Nick Hornby Quotes

I applied for a job on 'Melody Maker' once.

Nick Hornby

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

JobMelodyOnceMakerApplied

You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That's the mark of a true professional.

Joe Paterno

YouProfessionalTrueOthersLevel

It's easy to get wrapped up in the season-to-season business, but to have real longevity in this field, you've got to always maintain your point of view and what makes your brand unique. Your business is always going to have ups and downs, but there needs to be a certain consistency.

Michael Bastian

BusinessConsistencyUps And Downs

I categorically resist this idea that films are supposed to be autobiographical and the only stories you tell are about your own life.

Stephen Daldry

LifeYouTellOwnIdeaResist

When you love a problem, its contours, obstacles and resistances are all just part of its character.

Steven Strogatz

LoveCharacterObstaclesProblemYou

I think women in pop have been declawed and defanged, and they're just meant to look pretty and sing pretty.

Shirley Manson

WomenThinkLookPrettySingBeen

When Paul Beatty's 'The Sellout' was first published in America in 2015, it was a small release. It got a rave review in the daily 'New York Times' and one in the weekly 'New York Times Book Review,' too, for good measure. But by and large, it was not a conversation-generating book.

Michelle Dean

GoodDailyNew YorkSmallBookNew

I refuse to be one of those artists who, 10 years from now, they're bitter about the rise and the fall of their career. I understand that somewhere there's a peak and a crest for me, and I'm going to enjoy all levels. I'm going to enjoy this ride that I'm on, and when it slows down, that's when it will be time for another phase of my life.

Luke Bryan

LifeTimeRideMeMy LifeEnjoy

It would be hard to find a more compelling example of the American dream than Alberto Gonzales.

Jon Kyl

American DreamAmericanDreamFind

It is beyond dispute that Saddam Hussein is a menace.

Brent Scowcroft

BeyondMenaceDisputeSaddamHussein

I like to think that if it hadn't gone as well as it has, if I wasn't able to make a living off of playing music, I would still be playing the music. But, of course, I wouldn't likely have had the opportunity to travel, and a lot of the places have inspired songs.

Bruce Cockburn

MusicOpportunityTravelThinkGone

I feel like I'm neither a girl nor a boy. I don't feel like a man.

Ariel Pink

GirlManFeelBoyI Feel LikeLike

I don't take my fans' love and dedication for granted.

Wynonna Judd

LoveDedicationFansTakeGranted

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