Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes
I started as a songwriter and wanted to be like Leonard Cohen. I've always seen my stories as enlarged songs.
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I know I'm in the exceptional position of having money, but I didn't have it for many decades. I'm always trying to get shows put on for 25 per cent less production costs.
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I try to work on shows that I would want to watch.
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I'm consistently telling stories about the value of the human condition and connectedness and things like that.
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But I have to say I'm incredibly proud of the Panther Racing National Guard Team, and in my IndyCar career there's not many races where I've honestly left the track feeling that we've executed everything perfectly. And I have to say, I thought they did an absolute phenomenal job. The pit stops were just first class.
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So film music is something I absolutely wanna get involved in.
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George Harrison is perhaps one of the most creative people I ever met, not only in his music and songwriting, but just the way he lived his life, decorated his gardens and homes. He was a dear friend of mine. His entire approach to music was very unique.
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Just to know that someone who's 15 years old is listening to my music and the work that I've done - it's definitely a blessing.
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Temptations, unlike opportunities, will always give you many second chances.
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People don't know how to behave in public anymore.
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I don't think that technology is going to allow for greater subjugation of people. I think it's gonna give them more freedom.
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I hate wearing makeup because I am just too lazy to take it off at night.
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Government should stand aside and let the business community prosper instead of imposing new regulations that will only stifle growth and limit access to capital.
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I will only speak off the record about Debra Winger.
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Allen Iverson was the Tupac of basketball; he was a true revolutionary.
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My show in Egypt was called, 'The Show,' or, 'Al Bernameg' in Arabic. Basically, it was a political satire show. It started on Internet by three, four-minute episodes, and then it evolved into a live show in a theater, which was something that was unprecedented in the Arab world.
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On the molecular scale, you find it's reasonable to have a machine that does a million steps per second, a mechanical system that works at computer speeds.
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I love comedy, but I was just obsessed with 'SNL' growing up.
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I don't come and fight for fun. I don't do that. I don't like to hurt people for fun.
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The track record of economists in predicting events is monstrously bad. It is beyond simplification; it is like medieval medicine.
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I think that sleep and work are very closely related - not because you can work while you're sleeping and sleep while you're working. That's not really what I mean. I'm talking specifically about the fact that sleep and work are phase-based, or stage-based, events.
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As someone who wasn't heavily supported or resourced as a young person when I was going through the hardest times of my life, I'm used to operating outside of systems. The trans movement has always been that way.
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I remember saying to someone when I got one of those ‘don’t do it’ [comments] – I just remember hearing my voice being calm and saying, ‘No, it’s going happen. It’s going to happen. I’m just letting you know.’
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I started as a songwriter and wanted to be like Leonard Cohen. I've always seen my stories as enlarged songs.
