James Quotes

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James Cameron has always been way ahead of the curve in terms of the use of technology in his movies. — Joe Morton
James Brown, Ray Charles, Jackie Wilson, Chuck Berry and Little Richard - I think they had strong influences on a lot of people, because these… — Michael Jackson
James Davison took me out to show me where Karl is living right now and where hes going to build. Karl wasnt at home. He… — Terry Bradshaw
Herman Melville is not comforting. Emily Dickinson isnâ€™t either. Maybe their work is too hungry for comfort, or just too vivid for comfort. But Henry… — Susan Howe
Gunn, like me, has a James Bond obsession. He would love to be James Bond, and it's a great role that I would love to… — J. August Richards
Some time ago a little-known Scottish philosopher wrote a book on what makes nations succeed and what makes them fail. The Wealth of Nations is… — George Akerlof
A single James creation is worth the whole output of a 7th Avenue year's work. — Unknown Author
I write longer sentences than most of the others, maybe because I probably like Henry James more than they do. — Peter Straub
Michael Jordan is probably the greatest scorer to ever play in the game. But I may go as far to say Lebron James may be… — Scottie Pippen
George Lazenby is no one's favorite James Bond, but for me the anonymity at the center of this lavish production only serves to reveal the… — Christopher Nolan
Henry James seems most entirely in his element, doing that is to say what everything favors his doing, when it is a question of recollection.… — Virginia Woolf
Neither fear nor self-interest can convert the soul. They may change the appearance, perhaps even the conduct, but never the object of supreme desire... Fear… — Bernard of Clairvaux
I can manage a prose format as long as I keep closer to Laurence Sterne than to Henry James. — David Antin
I wanted to be an inventor, whatever I thought that meant then. I guess I was thinking of Edison or maybe James Watt. Or maybe… — David Antin
Henry James was our master of periphrasis -- the fine art of saying as little as possible in the greatest number of words. — Edward Abbey
James Joyce buried himself in his great work. _Finnegan's Wake_ is his monument and his tombstone. A dead end. — Edward Abbey
You canâ€™t learn to write in college. Itâ€™s a very bad place for writers because the teachers always think they know more than you doâ€”and… — Ray Bradbury
You know who deserves a posthumous Medal of Honor? James Earl Ray [the confessed assassin of Martin Luther King]. We miss you, James. Godspeed. — Rush Limbaugh
James Cain - faugh! Everything he touches smells like a billygoat. He is every kind of writer I detest, a faux naix, a Proust in… — Raymond Chandler
James Hardie(R) siding is a sustainable and marvelous substitute for wood. It's available pre-colored and the finish truly looks like high-grade wood siding. I've used… — Sarah Susanka

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