J. G. Ballard Quotes

It's true that I have very little idea what I shall be writing next, but at the same time I have a powerful premonition of everything that lies ahead of me, even ten years ahead.

J. G. Ballard

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: November 15, 1930 - April 19, 2009

Topics

TimeMeWritingPowerfulTrueAhead

I was a lieutenant in World War II.

John Eisenhower

WarWorldWorld War IILieutenant

Nobody has ever gone broke selling escape to the American public.

John Lahr

AmericanSellingNobodyEscapeGone

Families who get evicted tend to live in worse housing than they did before, and they live in neighborhoods with higher poverty rates and higher crime rates than they did before.

Matthew Desmond

LivePovertyCrimeHousingGetWho

When you're in a turnaround situation, you cannot incrementalize your way out of it.

Steve Easterbrook

YouSituationWayOutCannotYour

I lived in New York for a long time. Right after college I went there. So I got my first cell phone in New York. Back when you would flip the phone up. Way back when.

Stephanie Beatriz

TimeNew YorkCollegeCell PhoneYou

If writing really is empathy, then understanding your place in society might actually help you achieve it.

Rumaan Alam

EmpathyWritingSocietyHelpYou

Within the context of listening and understanding and walking with people together, we discover anew what were the teachings of Jesus, what he presented to us.

Joseph Edward Kurtz

TogetherPeopleListeningWalkingUs

When I'm composing a scene for the first time, I try to imitate my character. The less critical distance the better - particularly when they're acting badly.

Jonathan Dee

CharacterTimeBetterActingTry

I'm influenced by Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelly, Roland Kirk, John Coltrane, B.B. King, and then by bluegrass. But when I was 16, bluegrass wasn't cool. We was rock n' rollers then: Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis.

Dickey Betts

KingCoolRockBluegrassInfluenced

I am very, very conscious of time. I always wear two watches. People ask me, 'Why do you do that?' Because I was late once,and it cost me a huge opportunity.

Chris Gardner

OpportunityTimeI AmPeopleMeYou

If I see three oranges, I have to juggle. And if I see two towers, I have to walk.

Philippe Petit

WalkThreeTwoSeeI SeeOranges

Policy gets out of date.

Suzan DelBene

PolicyOutDateGets

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by J. G. Ballard