Iain Sinclair Quotes
I got interested in the contradiction between people who are understanding the city by not moving a single inch, by remaining in the same place all the time, and people like me who are constantly roaming around.
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I guess hip-hop has been closer to the pulse of the streets than any music we've had in a long time. It's sociology as well as music, which is in keeping with the tradition of black music in America.
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Christmas is, of course, the time to be home - in heart as well as body.
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I am hopeful that no one will forget what happened in Bosnia.
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I went from being an ailing child to a public enemy.
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Pride is pleasure arising from a man's thinking too highly of himself.
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It's an honor to live in and serve the great City of Los Angeles. I'm also immensely grateful for the support I've received from Ireland.
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I love being a father. It's one of my big jobs is just being a parent. It's one of my favorite things I do.
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Some artists get so comfortable now after even one or two albums and think, 'I'm the biggest artist in the world,' but it's like, yeah, you are for now, but you've gotta work so that you're remembered further, and that's what I'm trying to do.
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When I was a kid, I wanted to be a baseball player.
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A lot of movies are made to make us dream.
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You can never quit. Winners never quit, and quitters never win.
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No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.
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My appetite for public policy and changing it, and not only being a part of the conversation, but affecting it in a positive way, never diminished after 10 years in Congress.
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My father was dark skinned because he was Tatar. Sometimes Tatars can look Brazilian.
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Yes, there's a luck in most things; and in none more than being born at the right time.
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I grew up in a very Catholic family. Up until puberty, I would go to a Catholic church every week.
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Jack Nicklaus is the greatest winner I've ever seen.
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'Jihad' can mean holy war to extremists, but it means struggle to the average Muslim.
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I do not have very much office experience.
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I was appointed to Cabinet three times; on no occasion did I pitch for what position I wanted.
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I think one wants lots of different lives.
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On Bill Clinton: "If left to my own devices, I'd spend all my time pointing out that he's weaker than bus-station chili. But the man is so constantly subjected to such hideous and unfair abuse that I wind up standing up for him on the general principle that some fairness should be applied. Besides, no one but a fool or a Republican ever took him for a liberal.
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I have a fond place in my heart for Seattle, so I hope that an NBA team comes back to this great city, this great sports city.
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I got interested in the contradiction between people who are understanding the city by not moving a single inch, by remaining in the same place all the time, and people like me who are constantly roaming around.
