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 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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As a kid, I was obsessed with space. Well, I was obsessed with nuclear science too, to a point, but before that, I was obsessed with space, and I was really excited about, you know, being an astronaut and designing rockets, which was something that was always exciting to me.
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You got to be rigorous in your appraisal system. The biggest cowards are managers who don't let people know where they stand.
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The better the ingredients, the more farmers I can buy from, the closer I feel to the food I want to make that represents what I care about as a chef.
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Being followed is weird, that people want to discuss where I ate lunch or what I wear when I go to lunch... the private life is just gone.
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I want to be able to make people laugh and cry and feel happy or sad and feel all these different emotions through singing and acting. Hopefully throughout my career, I'll get to pursue them.
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Truth is we must plant and we must water if we are to make progress with our children in holiness but only the Holy Spirit can change our children more and more into the likeness of Jesus. Our problem is we tend to depend upon our planting and watering rather than the Lord.
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Appalling things can happen to children. And even a happy childhood is filled with sadnesses.
