Mark Kurlansky Quotes
'Cod' was a great story. It let me talk about the environment without putting people to sleep.
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Graffiti has an interesting relationship to the broader world of hip-hop: It's part of the culture, but also in a weird way a stepchild of the culture.
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In my town, and especially in my area, there were people from everywhere: Algerians, Senegalese, French people, Asians, all kinds of immigrants and natives, and everyone circulated.
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We say God and the imagination are one... How high that highest candle lights the dark.
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If I could look like anyone, it would be Jamie Redknapp - even up close, he's amazing.
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In the '80s the band was 24/7. You were only as good as what you were producing at any given moment. Now my family is more important. I also think having the shock of your mum and dad dying humbles you slightly.
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Medicine, you see, is my first love; whether I write fiction or nonfiction, and even when it has nothing to do with medicine, it's still about medicine. After all, what is medicine but life plus? So I write about life.
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You should only have so many accessories. You have to make sure you have the right ones at the right time.
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My greatest aspiration was always to live in the tropics.
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It is a great delusion in those whose understanding has been darkened by self-love, to think that there is any obedience in the subject who tries to draw the superior to what he wishes.
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I've concentrated for a long time on English films because I've got two kids but my oldest son is 11 and I think I'm going to be away for about four months of year now.
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It's nice for me to be in touch with a younger generation.
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The promotion of family continuity and stability is a legitimate state interest.
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I wish I had come along when the studios were making those big musical pictures. It would be great to do re-makes of some of the old ones like 'Porgy and Bess' or 'Showboat.' I'd love to do 'em.
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I guess my main influences are Jesus, rock 'n' roll and ex-wives. In that order.
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I'll put the Packers' best players on defense. It's best for a team and good for its morale.
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You know, it's always good to have seen a track before, just to kind of know where the little bumps are here and there, and just the general feel for the size.
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He vanished to the public in order to materialize for his family.
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I have a very rich and wonderful personal life, and at its core are my sons.
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If the house is to be set in order, one cannot begin with the present; he must begin with the past.
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There are millions of gay people in the United States, including well-known celebrities.
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Everybody has an opportunity in America. I don't care if guys whine and complain about this or that. You know, no country affords its inhabitants the opportunities that the U.S.A. gives to its people.
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Now I feel like whatever I do, no one can hurt me. I cannot be violated, I cannot be humiliated, I cannot be disregarded, I cannot be disrespected.
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I grew up in a working-class family, so I guess you could say I write from what I know.
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'Cod' was a great story. It let me talk about the environment without putting people to sleep.
