V. S. Naipaul Quotes
Each book, intuitively sensed and, in the case of fiction, intuitively worked out, stands on what has gone before, and grows out of it. I feel that at any stage of my literary career it could have been said that the last book contained all the others.
Quotes to Explore
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Los Angeles is a city of few hard targets. Its iconic buildings are private spaces, mostly residential, visible by invitation only or in the pages of a Taschen book. Its central industry is as mirage-like as the projection of light on a screen.
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The poem 'What Teachers Make' is not without its detractors. This one person wrote to me and said: 'Gee, Mr. Mali. You don't possibly have a teacher – God complex, do you?' And that was the first time I'd ever heard of that expression. So, yeah, I'm sure I have a teacher – God complex.
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Not a lot of people get to go to the Olympics - especially with the chance I've got.
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Since 2000, I've been based in Paris at the Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville, curating the programme there. Internationally, it's a very open situation that goes beyond national boundaries; directors and curators move from one country to another, which has opened up the museum landscape.
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I wish it were not a sin to have liked it so.
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When companies get big, they slow down. They're not as exciting. If you want to get something done, it takes a lot of time and a lot of meetings.
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On my days off, I love denim cut off shorts with gladiator sandals and crop tops.
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I'm 20 years old, and I still love love. I hope I'm sweet. Just your everyday girl.
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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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I've been watching 'The Cosby Show' and 'Roseanne' a lot right now, and those work so well because they're not, like, jokey comedies; they are coming from real characters. We want our show to be like that. A family show.
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I've been called Mr. Patient Money because I have the patience to work through challenging circumstances.
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We must defend what we have achieved so far.
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Female adolescence is - universally - an emotionally and psychologically intense period.
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Sometimes new voices have the most spectacular vision. It is uncluttered and organic.
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This is the heart of my argument: We can put more pressure on the antagonist for whom we show human concern.
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In India, there's a way of seeing life as a cosmic play. It's called Lila. I can watch my life, and I can see my guru playing with me.
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I was in bands, but they were punk bands, and you plug in the guitars, you turn them up really loud, you've got four or five other people on stage with you, you've got some protection from when they throw lighters. You can always hide behind the lead singer or the bass player.
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Kids called me 'Skeletor' as a kid because I was so skinny.
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Before Footloose, the things I'd done weren't cute. In Diner I was an alcoholic.
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I try not to worry about my appearance as much as possible.
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I inherited depression from my mother's side of the family. Her father committed suicide. She committed suicide the year before I went to the moon.
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When the individuality of the artist begins to express itself, what the artist gains in the way of liberty he loses in the way of order.
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Something on mainstream radio is very in your face with the vocals. I tried that, and it just doesn't feel like Washed Out. It's got to have that haziness to it.
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Each book, intuitively sensed and, in the case of fiction, intuitively worked out, stands on what has gone before, and grows out of it. I feel that at any stage of my literary career it could have been said that the last book contained all the others.
