Charlie Brooker Quotes
The logical quandaries thrown up by well-meaning systems are clearly something that I find darkly amusing.
Quotes to Explore
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A sack is way better than any nightclub. A touchdown is way better than any bar experience I've ever had.
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To be honest, proper recognition has only come from the fans. I don't want to be hard, and I don't want to be negative, but I want to be honest.
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You must always do what you feel is right.
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When I was in the private sector, I found it immensely useful to go out and talk to customers and co-workers.
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If you look back on the breakups that you've had, whether it's a long relationship or a one-night stand, it's always awkward.
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If you want to lead, you better love people. Even if you don't like them, you have to love them enough to tell them the truth.
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I'm the eldest at 51, and if the Stones can drag themselves around once more, then there's a few more albums in us.
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Men of New England, I hold you to the doctrines of liberty which ye inherit from your Puritan forefathers.
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Any time you have an injury, it's going to be tough.
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When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you.
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I recently went to New York for the first time, and honey, I'm in love with that place. I'm obsessed with its sausages.
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Sometimes, I find that just the simplest, cleanest things that are intelligently performed are funniest to me.
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I found it more challenging to act in a small scene, especially if it has no dialogue and if it is a close-up with only expressions.
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In novels, and American novels in particular, it's not just about redemption, it's about forward movement and healing oneself. Americans are very big on getting better.
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People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.
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Ruby inherited the Perl philosophy of having more than one way to do the same thing. I inherited that philosophy from Larry Wall, who is my hero actually. I want to make Ruby users free. I want to give them the freedom to choose.
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On certain, delicate subjects, bringing in outsiders to talk about values is pertinent because pupils listen to them more attentively.
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Go to the young conductors who are not making it, and you will hear how we shouldn't push ourselves or sell ourselves, how they don't have the right connections and the right opportunities. Well, you can be sure they've had the opportunities.
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'Halo' I wrote with my grandpa in his nursing home. When I went to visit him, he'd often comment on my halo. But of course, I couldn't see. And he always - he had pictures of Jesus with these beautiful halos. And so I asked him if he'd write a song with me about Jesus' halo.
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It is a general truth that students of language in every era try to colonize some or all of the other human sciences.
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Auden is able to set up a We (whom he identifies himself with-rejection loves company) in opposition to the enemy They...
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Here in London, you can go for picnics and have a barbecue; you can go to a park and wear bare feet, much like New Zealand. But there's just so much buzz going on; you can be inspired by anything and everything. There's always something to do. Always.
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Something has happened, hasn't it? ... It's like being up close to something so large you don't even see it. Even now, I'm not sure I can. But I know it's there.
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The logical quandaries thrown up by well-meaning systems are clearly something that I find darkly amusing.
