J. G. Ballard Quotes

My room is dominated by the huge painting, which is a copy of 'The Violation' by the Belgian surrealist Paul Delvaux. The original was destroyed during the Blitz in 1940, and I commissioned an artist I know, Brigid Marlin, to make a copy from a photograph. I never stop looking at this painting and its mysterious and beautiful women.

J. G. Ballard

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Valvoline, which has called Lexington home for more than 30 years, is a great employer that gives back to our community.

Jim Gray

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It takes a while to realize that just because you're a stand-up comedian and you do comedy, you're not going to be good at all comedy.

Jenny Slate

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I belong to the middle class that grew up very influenced by the Catholic church. The people of the novel are from a more pagan and practical world in which the Christianity is just a veneer.

John McGahern

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Young people need models, not critics.

John Wooden

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There's always something in Atlanta that's so far from people's comfort zone.

Metro Boomin

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I saw 'Cats' on a school trip. I thought it was neat and a little weird. The set was cool.

Rob McClure

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I still get nervous about singing. I drink tea with honey and lemon before every concert. And I need to have scented candles in all of my hotel rooms.

Mary J. Blige

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The intellectual is a middle-class product; if he is not born into the class he must soon insert himself into it, in order to exist. He is the fine nervous flower of the bourgeoisie.

Louise Bogan

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Where we're living we have a certain amount of our profit every year it's like a percentage 5 or 7% or something like that that we set aside specifically for charity things.

Jon Fishman

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I only think one person is really cool, and that's Kanye.

Domo Genesis

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Spontaneous combustion of grassroots politics is the future.

Dick Morris

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When an incident is reported, HR almost always starts from a place of disbelief. They request evidence and ask for proof. But if HR is investigating a sexual harassment case within the company, it is their duty as HR to protect their employees. That is the sentiment that has to shift.

Cheryl Yeoh

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