Jim Crace Quotes
You stand beneath the arthritic boughs of any English oak, and you survey a thousand tales.
Quotes to Explore
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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.
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We may stumble and fall but shall rise again; it should be enough if we did not run away from the battle.
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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.
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The West was involved in toppling the Mossadegh government. That ultimately led to the Iranian revolution.
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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.
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I do believe that the coal industry sees the cultural shift toward cleaner energy and global warming solutions as a threat to their interests.
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Mental health needs a great deal of attention. It's the final taboo and it needs to be faced and dealt with.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I feel like the word 'mom' and 'supermom' should be synonymous. When you are a mom, you are a superhero.
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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.
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In TV, you don't know everything. The writers only give you scripts before you shoot the episodes. They keep you on your nerve.
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I've already fought my share. God gave me a rich, eventful career, and I thank God for everything, but I'm done fighting.
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It's my view that any conservative who loves his country has to be extremely concerned.
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There are some sluggish men who are improved by drinking; as there are fruits that are not good until they are rotten.
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I think my strength is always been in being very natural. I think Shakespeare and things like that would be more a stretch for me.
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Science is far from the center of the world for most people: even for many with highly sophisticated tastes, interests, and accomplishments.
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The economic and social theories used by those who take part in the social struggle ought to be judged not by their objective value but primarily for their effectiveness in arousing emotions. The scientific refutation of them which can be made is useless, however correct it may be objectively.
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If I were to pray in Arabic, I'd pray to Allah. If I were to pray in English, I'd pray to God.
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In 1763 the English were the most powerful nation in the world.
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In high school, I once sang 'Let's Get It On' and 'Brown Sugar' with a band that included my English teacher and my math teacher.
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You stand beneath the arthritic boughs of any English oak, and you survey a thousand tales.
