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James Buchan Quotes

Europe and North America, we are told, are less dependent on energy-intensive heavy industry than in the 1960s and 1970s. It seems we squeeze more GDP out of a barrel of oil than in those benighted days.

James Buchan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: british
Birth: June 11, 1954

Topics

America Oil More Europe Out Heavy

It took me years to find a program that kept me in shape: Gyms felt intimidating, and women's magazines seemed tailored for toning the bodies of already trim white women.

Jenna Wortham

Women Me Find White Years Shape

Books should to one of these fours ends conduce, for wisdom, piety, delight, or use.

John Denham

Wisdom Delight Books Should Use

Still, I have been no one's enemy but my own. My easy nature, either in drinking or anything else, was always ready to submit to persuasions of profligate companions, who often led me into snares.

John Clare

Nature Me Easy Ready Enemy My Own

For everything that you find dreadful, there's usually something that is rather marvelous as well.

John Hurt

You Find Everything Something Well

My beauty icon is the love between my mother and father.

Stella Maxwell

Love Beauty Father Mother Icon

There are times I am happy. There are times I am sad. But I always try to separate emotion from the need to reach for something stronger, deeper. And then no matter the emotion, I can reach for a stability that helps me accomplish what is the goal.

Troy Polamalu

Sad I Am Happy Me Stronger Goal

A lot of people think Japanese food is difficult, a lot of work. But you don't have to buy the knife I have. You don't have to train as long as I have. You can do my cooking in your kitchen.

Masaharu Morimoto

Work Food Cooking People Think You

Above everything else I've done, I've always said I've had more guts than I've got talent.

Dolly Parton

Talent Said Done More Everything

Cello is my first instrument, then piano, drums, bass, violin, recorder, saxophone, but I'd never play them live!

Dev Hynes

Live Play Never Violin First Piano

Writing keeps my mind occupied during the down time in my acting career. Even when I am working, there are times when I have multiple days off each week. Also, the writing allows me to 'do' movies that I would never do as an actor.

Conan Stevens

Time I Am Mind Me Writing Acting

As a producer, I want to back projects, talents, and scripts that speak to me not just as someone from the industry, but as an audience.

Anushka Sharma

Me Speak Someone Back Want Audience

I remember sitting by my window, wishing upon the stars that my skin condition would go away. I wondered, 'Why me?'

Winnie Harlow

Stars Me Window Remember Skin Go