--- title: "1 Grief Doesn Quotes By James Woods" description: "1 Grief Doesn quotes by James Woods. Plus more from James Woods and more Grief Doesn sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0d/james-woods-13820_death_the-curious-advantage-of-being-able-to-s_2437111.jpg" --- > [“The curious advantage of being able to survey the span of someone else’s life, from start to finish, can seem peremptory, high-handed, forward. Grief doesn’t seem entitlement enough for the arrogation of the divine powers of beginning and ending. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-woods/the-curious-advantage-of-being-able-to-survey-the-span-of-someone/) [James Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-woods/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0d/james-woods-13820_death_the-curious-advantage-of-being-able-to-s_2437111.jpg) ## More by James Woods > [Filmmaking, like sex, isn't a polite enterprise. It involves a lot of mess and the bottom line is, if somebody ain't screaming, you're not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-woods/filmmaking-like-sex-isn-t-a-polite-enterprise-it-involves-a-lot-of/) [James Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-woods/) > [I'm absolutely gonna win it, because I'm ruthless. I sit at the poker table and my job is to destroy people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-woods/i-m-absolutely-gonna-win-it-because-i-m-ruthless-i-sit-at-the-poker/) [James Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-woods/) > [Just curious. Does the president of the United States have any advice for other teenage boys in America? Wounded warriors, for example . . .](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-woods/just-curious-does-the-president-of-the-united-states-have-any-advice/) [James Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-woods/) > [I think it's safe to say people are going to be interested in Kim Kardashian's love choices for the next 30 years. But they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-woods/i-think-it-s-safe-to-say-people-are-going-to-be-interested-in-kim/) [James Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-woods/) > [Golfers are genuinely courteous in a discourteous world. Show me a guest on The Jerry Springer Show who's a golfer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-woods/golfers-are-genuinely-courteous-in-a-discourteous-world-show-me-a/) [James Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-woods/) > [It is okay to fall, but not okay to stay on the ground.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-woods/it-is-okay-to-fall-but-not-okay-to-stay-on-the-ground/) [James Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-woods/) > [Achieving success as an actor has not been easy for me. My biggest, probably most irrational complaint has been that I've had to work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-woods/achieving-success-as-an-actor-has-not-been-easy-for-me-my-biggest/) [James Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-woods/) > [The only reason people lock their car doors when Obama walks by is they are afraid he'll tax them to death . . .](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-woods/the-only-reason-people-lock-their-car-doors-when-obama-walks-by-is/) [James Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-woods/) > [My second ex-wife was really kind of like a ship passing in the night. Only she turned out to be the Exxon Valdez.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-woods/my-second-ex-wife-was-really-kind-of-like-a-ship-passing-in-the-night/) [James Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-woods/) > [My parents loved each other. I was raised in a house of total love and respect. My dad worked very hard and my mother…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-woods/my-parents-loved-each-other-i-was-raised-in-a-house-of-total-love-and/) [James Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-woods/) > [I was able to lean on people for favors and things to help out because their budget was so low. It was half of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-woods/i-was-able-to-lean-on-people-for-favors-and-things-to-help-out/) [James Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-woods/) > [If I say I'm the best actor for the part, I mean it and I'm not kidding.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-woods/if-i-say-i-m-the-best-actor-for-the-part-i-mean-it-and-i-m-not-kidding/) [James Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-woods/) > [I just love poker players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-woods/i-just-love-poker-players/) [James Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-woods/) > [Give Bush 10 minutes before you hammer him. I think he's going to surprise people. He sounds simple and uncomplicated, but maybe that's what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-woods/give-bush-10-minutes-before-you-hammer-him-i-think-he-s-going-to/) [James Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-woods/) > [My biggest problem in live games is that I love the game so much and I don't think I ever met a poker player…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-woods/my-biggest-problem-in-live-games-is-that-i-love-the-game-so-much-and/) [James Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-woods/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/grief-doesn/james-woods/#itemlist", "name": "1 Grief Doesn Quotes By James Woods", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The curious advantage of being able to survey the span of someone else’s life, from start to finish, can seem peremptory, high-handed, forward. 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