Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes
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The intricacies, the problems, the trials and tribulations in relationships inspire me to give words to people's journeys.
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When I first got back from the war, I said, 'I'm gonna write the Great American Novel about the Vietnam War.' So I sat down and wrote 1,700 pages of sheer psychotherapy drivel. It was first person, and there would be pages about wet socks and cold feet.
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Once you understand that listeners want to be challenged, then you also understand that you can't take shortcuts.
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The fundamental problem is not that Trump has access to the nuclear launch codes, but that they exist at all.
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Anti-religious sneers are a hallmark of perpetual adolescents.
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It's important for people to understand where things come or what they represent.
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I'm trying to go with the flow, which is not what I used to do. I used to try to micromanage my career choices.
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Humans are the only animals that have children on purpose with the exception of guppies, who like to eat theirs.
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A women knows how to keep quiet when she is in the right, whereas a man, when he is in the right, will keep on talking.
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Throughout my childhood, I did a form of Irish dancing that was kind of the precursor to 'Riverdance.' It was a mixture of ballet and Irish dancing that my teacher, Patricia Mulholland, had invented, essentially. It was Irish ballet, and she would create performances based around the myths and legends of Ireland.
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Crossroads is second to none in our support of Tea Party candidates. In 2010 and '12, we spent over $30 million for Senate candidates who were Tea Party candidates. We spent almost $20 million for House candidates who were Tea Party candidates.
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Luck is going to play a huge part in your life.
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My soul has grown deep like the rivers.
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I always wanted to be an actor, even when I was a little kid. When I used to run away from home, I'd go to movies and sit all night watching Kirk Douglas. When I was 16, I tried getting into the Actors Studio, and they told me to get lost. I said 'I'll come back when I'm a man,' and I came back when I was 30.
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If you're a young actor, unless you're on a very short list at the studios, we have to be very creative about moving your career along. Otherwise, all we can do is hope to get lucky and find that perfect role that pops you into stardom.
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We stand on our songs and we stand on the songs that we wrote for other people. That gives us a higher platform.
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In action be primitive; in foresight, a strategist.
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For some reason, I'm really comfortable talking about my personal life in songs.
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I initially wanted to work in the music industry more on the A&R side. While I was in school, I began working in the New Business department of an advertising firm, and very quickly I was responsible for roughly 70% of their business, so you could say I had a natural knack for the advertising world.
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I happily went on holiday with my parents until I was 18, because we always had such a good time that I didn't want to venture off and do my own thing. I have very fond memories of those holidays with my brother, mum, and dad.
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You cannot fight against future. Time is on its side.
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I want to be something that the listeners might not know that they needed but that I fill a lane and that they enjoy it for a while.
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I've done a few things on the side here and there, but there is not much reason to do so in a sustained way. I'm generally able to say what I want to say within the context of Weezer.
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Ruth, incidentally, was only the third or fourth donor I got to choose.
