J. G. Ballard Quotes

The first drafts of my novels have all been written in longhand, and then I type them up on my old electric. I have resisted getting a computer because I distrust the whole PC thing. I don't think a great book has yet been written on computer.

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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GreatBookThinkOldFirstUp

While I was thinking about the next film to do, I was also reading this book by Diane Ackerman called 'The Natural History of the Senses' - an anthropological and sociological look at the senses. But it also has this great sense of enthusiasm.

Jeremy Podeswa

HistoryGreatBookReadingThinking

I know what it meant to me to play the Reverend Mother, a role I've, in some ways, prepared a lifetime to do. It's why I took the part.

Melissa Leo

MotherMePlayKnowWhyRole

I need to feel like I have that freedom to make mistakes and to just try things.

Megan Rapinoe

FreedomMistakesFeelTryNeedJust

I loved baseball. I was a pitcher. I loved being on the mound because I also loved being at the center of the action, the cat and mouse battle with the batter on every pitch. You had to develop grit.

John Hickenlooper

BaseballActionLovedBattleGrit

If you're not happy before you're successful, you're going to be miserable when you do become successful because all your problems just get magnified.

Sinbad

HappyProblemsYouBecomeMiserable

In August most of Europe goes on holiday.

Tony Visconti

HolidayEuropeAugustMostGoes

I have a homosexual crush on most adolescents.

Tre Cool

CrushMostHomosexual

It was the Lord's love and my recognition of His presence in my life that made me realize how important it was to give Him the glory and be there for Him.

Tony Orlando

LifeLoveMeMy LifeRecognition

I don't like outside group ads. I don't like attack ads. I particularly don't like them now that I'm in the process and they are being used against me.

Ron Johnson

MeProcessNowGroupOutsideUsed

I tend to process emotional stuff very, very slowly.

Michel Faber

ProcessEmotionalStuffSlowlyVery

What I have realized is I cannot guarantee the absence of discrimination or hatred or prejudice, but I can guarantee the presence of justice.

Loretta Lynch

JusticeDiscriminationI CanHatred

The team architecture means setting up an organization that helps people produce that great work in teams.

Jay Chiat

WorkGreatArchitecturePeopleTeam

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