Mark Haddon Quotes
Appalling things can happen to children. And even a happy childhood is filled with sadnesses.
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I think you have to keep a childlike quality to play music or make a record.
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Fashion is very tough, and we shouldn't forget that before designers were money-makers, they were artists.
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If you can dream it, then you can achieve it. You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want.
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I feel like if you flip through my Instagram, you'll kind of see the same angles and poses every time. That's the trick to having people love your Instagram selfies. It's all about your angles.
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Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is not a finished creation.
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I don't think I'm anti-Israeli.
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If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that's a wonderful thing.
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In fighting, you're not going 200 mph, but there's obviously danger in the sport. If you're a fighter or a NASCAR driver, you're obviously an adrenaline junkie. Both also take a lot of skill.
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I don't see myself as the king of Bitcoin. I don't want to be the king of Bitcoin.
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I am sure that the party system is right and necessary. There must be some scum.
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I love sitcoms, and I grew up on sitcoms. That's my tasty junk food.
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I think it's fun running with dogs. They're always so fit and fast.
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Plastic surgery and breast implants are fine for people who want that, if it makes them feel better about who they are. But, it makes these people, actors especially, fantasy figures for a fantasy world. Acting is about being real being honest.
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Hollywood used to control the distribution; now Silicon Valley does.
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Exercise is the yuppie version of bulimia.
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I'm from the school of, 'if you want more, you have to require more from yourself.'
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Putin can't afford to leave the office because he will be in real danger of being prosecuted for things he and his people did during their stay in power.
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I'm a huge Wonder Woman fan - I have about 12 coffee mugs at home!
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I don't profess to know anything about marriage that anybody else doesn't know, or how to make it right. I don't want to read about somebody who's giving me relationship advice. So I try to keep some things for myself, to have a private life.
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Generally, I read nonfiction. There's very little fiction that I enjoy enough to spend my time reading. I am generally a nonfiction guy.
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The young should not think of themselves as immature and the elderly need not view themselves as feeble. Our minds control our bodies. Have no age, transcend both past and future, and enter into naka-ima-the "eternal present".
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As a co-chair of the State's 2010 Olympics Task Force, I am working to make sure our border crossings are ready to handle the risks and benefits the Games will bring.
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The final phone call that said we're going to be picked up again was just a miracle. We've overcome the impossible and we're still pushing forward. I know John is smiling and so happy that he gets to watch us on TV.
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Appalling things can happen to children. And even a happy childhood is filled with sadnesses.
