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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I like to act. Every other aspect of show business I find uninteresting.
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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 really like Los Angeles - I had a good life out there. But the reason I choose to live in New York is because when I'm between engagements, as they say, something creative always comes up for me, like 'Julian Po,' or helping teach at NYU, or helping stage a show at Juilliard.
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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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In March 2013, FinCEN issued guidance for virtual currency businesses - giving the industry some degree of clarity about how to be compliant on the federal level.
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Why are online games so addictive? It's mostly the narcotic appeal of 'leveling.'
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We Negro writers, just by being black, have been on the blacklist all our lives. Censorship for us begins at the color line.
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I tend to like simple music. And clever, succinct lyrics. Songs that don't try to be more than they need to to be effective, to stir up something emotionally within you.
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I'm from the disco era where everybody thought they were John Travolta... What song is going to get me on the dance floor? Anything from 'Saturday Night Fever,' and you're up there like a demon.
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The logical quandaries thrown up by well-meaning systems are clearly something that I find darkly amusing.
