James Fenton Quotes
A poem with grandly conceived and executed stanzas, such as one of Keats's odes, should be like an enfilade of rooms in a palace: one proceeds, with eager anticipation, from room to room.
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I once said, 'Steve Jobs is the American Xavier Niel,' but that was humour.
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To have long term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way.
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My inspiration is endless; I can't define it. It is a constant flow and evolution. In general, I'm taking it from everywhere. People get nervous when they walk with me, as I'll see something and suddenly have to text it to myself.
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Rising anti-Semitism is rarely the lone or the last expression of intolerance in a society.
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I don't believe in happy families.
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In some countries, women aren't allowed to wear a swimsuit.
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Technology has enormous potential to address educational needs more efficiently, help teachers improve their performance, and enrich and individualize student learning.
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What's more condescending and corny than someone telling you how much more money they have than you and telling you basically, 'I don't care about poor people,' which is a large part of what you hear of corporate hip-hop on the radio.
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And if I have my choice between a pennant and a triple crown, I'll take the pennant every time.
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Every reality show plot pales in comparison to our history.
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Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy.
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I didn't want to be the aunt where you come over and can't sit on the sofa.
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We must not always talk in the market-place of what happens to us in the forest.
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Some people just don't like you; you cannot satisfy everyone. But I've got a lot of supportive fans – people who do like me, do enjoy what I do.
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Every time I would open my mouth to sing, everybody was paying attention to me. It became a habit.
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When you least expect it, someone may actually listen to what you have to say.
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You show your vulnerability through relationships, and those feelings are your soft spot. You need to have a soft spot.
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I auditioned on my own. I tried to make a mark for myself without anybody's help, not even Mom's.
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I started writing songs when I was eight.
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I think Justin Bieber and Zayn have both been listening to me a lot, and they basically wanna be me.
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My children haven't read 'Winter Journal'. They have read some of my work, but I really don't foist it on them. I want them to be free to discover it in their own good time. I think reading an intimate memoir by your father - or an intimate autobiographical work, whatever we want to call this thing - you have to come at it at the right moment, so I'm certainly not foisting it upon them.
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I write because something inner and unconscious forces me to. That is the first compulsion. The second is one of ethical and moral duty. I feel responsible to tell stories that inspire readers to consider more deeply who they are.
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A poem with grandly conceived and executed stanzas, such as one of Keats's odes, should be like an enfilade of rooms in a palace: one proceeds, with eager anticipation, from room to room.
