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Clive James Quotes

Clive James quotes

Australian Writer October 7, 1939

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Clive James quote: "A life without fame can be a good life, but fame without a..."
A life without fame can be a good life, but fame without a life is no life at all. Clive James
Clive James quote: "Fiction is life with the dull bits left out."
Fiction is life with the dull bits left out. Clive James
Clive James quote: "Art is the outward integration inspired by the artist's inner..."
Art is the outward integration inspired by the artist's inner disintegration. Clive James
Clive James quote: "There is no reasoning someone out of a position he has not..."
There is no reasoning someone out of a position he has not reasoned himself into. Clive James
Clive James quote: "She was good at playing abstract confusion in the same way..."
She was good at playing abstract confusion in the same way that a midget is good at being short. Clive James
Thick skin is not the thing to have if you are an artist of any kind. It’s got to be bulletproof in the sense that it lets the bullet in, and it travels through, and it comes out the other side. I’ve had everything hurled at me, especially in Australia. Australia is where the tough journalists are. Clive James
Clive James quote: "A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing."
A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing. Clive James
Clive James quote: "When absolute power is on offer, talent fights to get in."
When absolute power is on offer, talent fights to get in. Clive James
Clive James quote: "Disco dancing is just the steady thump of a giant moron..."
Disco dancing is just the steady thump of a giant moron knocking in an endless nail. Clive James
Philosophers are divided on the question of whether the narrative therein unfolded [the Crossman Diaries] is grippingly boring or boringly gripping. Clive James
Clive James quote: "Even in moments of tranquility, Murray Walker sounds like a..."
Even in moments of tranquility, Murray Walker sounds like a man whose trousers are on fire. Clive James
Clive James quote: "All intellectual tendencies are corrupted when they consort..."
All intellectual tendencies are corrupted when they consort with power. Clive James
Clive James quote: "It is only when they go wrong that machines remind you how..."
It is only when they go wrong that machines remind you how powerful they are. Clive James
Clive James quote: "Everyone has a right to a university degree in America, even..."
Everyone has a right to a university degree in America, even if it's in Hamburger Technology. Clive James
Clive James quote: "Anyone afraid of what he thinks television does to the world..."
Anyone afraid of what he thinks television does to the world is probably just afraid of the world. Clive James

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