Jim Crace Quotes
You stand beneath the arthritic boughs of any English oak, and you survey a thousand tales.
Quotes to Explore
-
Whether you listen to a piece of music, or a poem, or look at a picture or a jug, or a piece of sculpture, what matters about it is not what it has in common with others of its kind, but what is singularly its own.
-
We may stumble and fall but shall rise again; it should be enough if we did not run away from the battle.
-
If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
-
The West was involved in toppling the Mossadegh government. That ultimately led to the Iranian revolution.
-
I started out a die-hard New Yorker but really grew to love working in Los Angeles. Even though I originally wanted to do theater, TV presented more opportunities for me, which led me out west.
-
I do believe that the coal industry sees the cultural shift toward cleaner energy and global warming solutions as a threat to their interests.
-
Mental health needs a great deal of attention. It's the final taboo and it needs to be faced and dealt with.
-
I love charity thrift stores. Amazing one-of-a-kind pieces at terrific prices, and all the money you spend goes to a good cause.
-
I realized after writing songs for years how important it is. Whether it provides a living for me or not, that creative outlet is something I need.
-
Italy advocates the adoption of a legal instrument on cultural diversity, guaranteeing every country the protection of its own historical identity and the uniqueness of its physical and intangible cultural heritage.
-
Things aren't always clear at the beginning of a relationship. Be up-front. Don't play on her confusion or vulnerability. Women want and appreciate clarity.
-
After running for a while, things really start to open up in your body. I felt like I'd tapped into parts of my body that I hadn't before. I let things in the universe flow through me that opened me up in a really cool way.
-
I feel like the word 'mom' and 'supermom' should be synonymous. When you are a mom, you are a superhero.
-
Clothes if they are not well cut, you can kill nobody. A building poorly built can kill people. It's a much more difficult work. I would not compare myself with that.
-
In TV, you don't know everything. The writers only give you scripts before you shoot the episodes. They keep you on your nerve.
-
I have a very vivid memory of the way my parents spoke, and the 50's that I grew up in are closer to the 20's, I think, than today in many, many ways.
-
I've already fought my share. God gave me a rich, eventful career, and I thank God for everything, but I'm done fighting.
-
It's my view that any conservative who loves his country has to be extremely concerned.
-
My ears sort of turn off when someone tells me that what my heart is saying isn't a good idea.
-
I've never seen most of the fashion reality shows. The only one I've seen is 'Project Runway,' which is great, but I don't watch television.
-
It's easier for China to assert its maritime power by creating artificial islands in the South China Sea than by defying the U.S. Pacific Fleet with an aircraft carrier.
-
In Buenos Aires, I have a very close friend who speaks very good English, and she taught me. It was quite difficult because the muscles of your mouth are used to your language, and then when you want to speak another language, they don't go to the place they need to go to make the sound.
-
I would have studied English, but I really don't like to read.
-
You stand beneath the arthritic boughs of any English oak, and you survey a thousand tales.
