A Quote by Howard Jacobson

One should take writers' valuations of their own work with a pinch of salt: they are likely to rank them differently tomorrow. — © Howard Jacobson
One should take writers' valuations of their own work with a pinch of salt: they are likely to rank them differently tomorrow.
There's no loyalty in football and you take it with a pinch of salt.
Take life with a pinch of salt A shot of tequila and a wedge of lime Do nothing at all But take your time
People are going to write things about you, but you have to take the good with the bad, so you shouldn't take it very seriously. If you take it to heart, it'll get very difficult to deal with. So, just take it with a pinch of salt.
What I've learned is Twitter is only a bubble - take it with a pinch of salt.
You take records with a pinch of salt. Take Usain Bolt: someone will be quicker than him one day. These things aren't important.
When people write about someone else, you have to take it with a pinch of salt.
People will want to say this or that about you, but take it with a pinch of salt.
If I read in a paper that somebody has said something about me, I'm going to take it with a pinch of salt; I really am!
And I definitely do that very British thing of, take things with a pinch of salt, stiff upper lip, you know what I mean?
My dad has never had a mobile phone or computer. And that was the way when I grew up, so I still take tech with a pinch of salt.
You have to take all the ups and downs that come your way like a pinch of salt. Just leave everything behind. Forgive and forget.
When the assessment of goalkeepers is made by people who have never actually stood there in a game and experienced it, then it's hard to take it without a large pinch of salt.
The negativity will always be there. I think that's for any actress or actor. But I think you've got to take it with a pinch of salt.
Ever since I took the plunge into active politics, I faced a fair amount of attacks and criticism from political rivals, and I had learnt to take it with a pinch of salt.
I'm very conscious of who I work with. Because I want to develop and nurture my writers so they can have their own shows, take on whatever is next for them.
When you're casting, you have to do quite a bit of research. But I always think you have to do it with a pinch of salt with actors, because it's so unfair to pigeonhole them and so often they are. I try to be as open as possible and if people are really interested and really want to have a go, then let's get them in and see them.
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