Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes
We always like to keep our children in a kind of bubble and censor the bad news about the world. We like to tell them the world is full of benevolent, nice people.
Quotes to Explore
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The defeat of Obamacare will come from the realization that the very idea of a government-administered health care system is absurd... and by people opting out of the system and developing workarounds.
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If there was less sympathy in the world, there would be less trouble in the world.
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Often people display a curious respect for a man drunk, rather like the respect of simple races for the insane... There is something awe-inspiring in one who has lost all inhibitions.
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We live in a world where sports have the potential to bridge the gap between racism, sexism and discrimination. The 2012 Olympic Games was a great start but hopefully what these games taught us is that if women are given an opportunity on an equal playing field the possibilities for women are endless.
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For the first time, entrepreneurs can monetize their own open-source and peer-to-peer network. They can crowdfund and raise money from people across the world on the Internet in crypto-currency.
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People are totally overusing LOL and a wink - and I'm very guilty of using the wink - that's probably my favourite emoticon to use because 'I'm being sarcastic, don't misinterpret; don't misconstrue; I'm just kidding.' Again, for as many benefits as it has, also picking up the phone and having a conversation speaks volumes.
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Maintaining a sense of humor is key to getting people to also focus on the crises at hand.
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After I won the Newbery Medal for 'From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler,' children all over the world let me know that they liked books that take them to unusual places where they meet unusual people.
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We were so bad last year, the cheerleaders stayed home and phoned in the cheers.
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Helping people boost themselves out of poverty is the best way to make a lasting positive difference in a person's life.
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I always joke with people that having nephews is the best birth control there is.
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Every day that I live, I try to find the beauty in things.
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I have always been interested in having people fall into the image and be aware of their reaction first, and then think about the style.
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I've led a charmed life. I've known people who have been depressed, and I've never had that.
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Comparing oneself with one's fellow writers is a bad idea. I would not review a fellow writer unless I had something terribly positive to say.
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If I don't play well, then it's not the end of the world, because we all learn in tennis that there's always next week.
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For me, I've been known as a very well-rounded fighter, and I think that's really important, that you're well rounded and comfortable in every situation that a fight can go. A lot of people focus on just one discipline, and when they get out of that, they're in a difficult position.
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Music is really something that makes people whole.
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Young people who have no future will easily give up their future, which they can't see on the horizon.
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It is kind of weird being the last gang in town.
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I'm sure there are actors out there who work with other actors on a consistent basis - I am not one of them.
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If the world is to change for the better it must start with a change in human consciousness, in the very humanness of modern man.
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We always like to keep our children in a kind of bubble and censor the bad news about the world. We like to tell them the world is full of benevolent, nice people.
