Jim Crace Quotes
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The prevailing - and foolish - attitude is that a good manager can be a good manager anywhere, with no special knowledge of the production process he's managing. A man with a financial background may know nothing about manufacturing shoes or cars, but he's put in charge anyway.
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I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.
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It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish.
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When it is a question of God's almighty Spirit, never say, 'I can't.'
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I still have some of my old University essays, and I do still have my drawing book from primary year seven.
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Eliminating the things you love is not wellness. Wellness feeds your soul and makes you feel good.
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Sometimes you're afraid to fall in love with a chick, but she sucks you in anyway.
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The S.B.A. does not lend directly to businesses, but instead backs loans to encourage banks to invest in small businesses as part of a nearly $90 billion portfolio.
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Maurice would prance into a room, you know, and his presence was immediate.
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My grandpa was in the Navy, but it wasn't something that was expected or planned for me to do.
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On TV, if you fluff your lines, nobody gives a toss. But if you fluff a penalty in the World Cup, well - we all know how much that matters.
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I love good food. I'm an epicurean, that's for sure... But I am not really a good cook.
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I hate to cook and love to eat.
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I think Sharon is anti-Israeli because it's in the interest of Israel to understand the problems of the other side.
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With the way that the times are, we're all looking for a little fantasy... Fantasy is such an important part of my fashion...
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God, the supreme being, is neither circumscribed by space, nor touched by time; he cannot be found in a particular direction, and his essence cannot change. The secret conversation is thus entirely spiritual; it is a direct encounter between God and the soul, abstracted from all material constraints.
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When knowledge becomes rigid, it stops living.
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The minister of the Gospel is really the yardstick by which the nation measures its morals.
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The way the press works, people don't like to review or talk about EPs. It's considered, 'Why don't you just wait for the record?' But for someone who's creating, and the audience, they can get material quicker. I almost feel like putting out a few songs every couple months might be better than putting out an album every year or two.
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I moved to New York and went to art school at Parsons School of Design. Became a photographer. Became a creative consultant.
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I think the cool thing about being alive in 2017 is that you can literally put out music as soon and as frequently as you want to because of streaming services.
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What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with all his might.
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Whatever you believe and mentally create, you can have.
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I stopped being an engaged journalist and became a disengaged novelist.
