Elizabeth George Quotes
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I think the new generation is much more demanding about respect for the environment than we have ever imagined.
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Good writers know that crime is an entre into telling a greater story about character. Good crime writing holds up a mirror to the readers and reflects in a darker light the world in which they live.
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Nobody really believes in equality anyway.
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Stories are like that. Like cities, they are built on the stones and bones of the past.
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Our country does not believe in the concept of your God and my God. We believe that all gods are one. We have different ways of accepting Him. All ways lead to Him.
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It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.
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If you learn one thing from having lived through decades of changing views, it is that all predictions are necessarily false.
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We solve last year's problems without thinking about the future.
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I believe there is a direct correlation between love and laughter.
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What do I know of man's destiny? I could tell you more about radishes.
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I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy.
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I really had a problem with being 'the man.' I'm past it now, but that was my insecurity. I ran from that. I was cool with being No. 3 on the call sheet or No. 2.
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I'm an actor, paid to act. I don't bring personal problems to the sets. Dad taught me that.
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People sometimes wear shirts that are really boxy, and you can see them over the top of their trousers, which doesn't look right to me.
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I'm a lot more observational than personal in my writing. My writing is mostly a lot of questions without answers.
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I totally consider Fishbowl my full time job - I have to say I freaking love doing this blog. I just enjoy the medium so much; I love the fact that it requires me to read amazing stuff by hilarious and talented people and forces me to know what's going on in the world.
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In the United States, oil demand is projected to grow by 340,000 barrels per day this year and gasoline demand is projected to grow nearly two percent, averaging 9.3 million barrels per day for the summer.
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If uncovering the truth is the greatest challenge of nonfiction writing, it is also the greatest reward.
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The first law of economics is that when the price goes up, consumption comes down. This is a divine law.
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Most cornmeal producers don't tell you when their cornmeal was milled, which makes it difficult to know how long the product has been sitting in the store before you bought it.
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Even now that I only have one eye, maybe I see more things than before. My life was completely against the clock, a fight against the stopwatch.
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I think kids in France, and certainly in my household, don't necessarily stop interrupting when you tell them, but they gradually become more aware of other people, and that means that you can have the expectation of finishing a conversation.
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This job certainly doesn't win you a huge amount of friends, I accept that, but it is very enjoyable, and deep down I think it's probably quite a worthwhile job.
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It is the job of the novelist to touch the reader.
