Paul Theroux Quotes
I wouldn't say that I'm a travel novelist, but rather a novelist who travels - and who uses travel as a background for finding stories of places.Paul Theroux
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My own being can be judged by the depths I reach in making these historical origins my own.
Karl Jaspers -
Being on 'The Vampire Diaries' feels almost like a game you play when you're a kid. When I was a kid, I used to have to take the garbage out at night on Wednesdays. I lived out in the country. I'd take the garbage out, and I used to pretend that I was the only person in the whole world, except for one other person, and he was looking for me.
Taylor Kinney -
I drink a fair amount of ramen noodles.
T. J. Miller -
Limitlessness is important for me; I want to be able to use every opportunity to push me forward onto the next thing.
Laura Mvula -
If my child had prejudice in his head, I'd be ashamed. I would see it as my failure as a parent.
Salman Rushdie -
I'm not a military general, a business guru, not a philosopher or author. It's only me.
Vin Scully
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One must always draw, draw with the eyes, when one cannot draw with a pencil.
Balthasar Klossowski de Rola -
I've seen articles suggesting that Wal-Mart buys at prices lower than our competitors', and that this gives Wal-Mart an unfair advantage. I don't believe it... What we hear is concern that in some circumstances, Wal-Mart may actually be paying more than our competitors.
S. Robson Walton -
I'd say a good couple of my closest male friends are directors.
Imogen Poots -
I invested all my money in debt.
Hamish Linklater -
Dick Cheney and Bush's rise to power were built on tons of money from corporations and a dulled press.
Adam McKay -
The proper study of Man is anything but Man; and the most improper job of any man, even saints (who at any rate were at least unwilling to take it on), is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity.
J. R. R. Tolkien
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Even though people say Richard Harris and I have been having a great feud, it's not true.
Oliver Reed -
I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.
Rabindranath Tagore -
What naturally you want to do if you were a prominent person in the public light and you are disgraced, you want to make a comeback, and normally that begins with somebody saying, 'I want to do something to help people. I want to do something to help the lepers in the Third World. I want to do something to help abandoned wives in India.'
Gail Collins -
I actually remember the exact date I got the call that I got the 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' role - May 6, 2016. It was probably the best day of my life.
Jacob Batalon -
We're not running the ball again until we get ahead. Shula was calling the plays, but I told them, 'I don't care what he calls. We're throwing every pass from now until we get the lead.' To Shula's credit, he always gave me that option.
Dan Marino -
When we get the final hardware, the performance is just going to skyrocket.
J Allard
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The United Nations has no business in our elections.
David Vitter -
I'm really passionate about representation in film. I feel like the world is dominated by such a small group of human beings. There are so many different kinds of people that aren't represented, that don't have characters who look like them.
Amandla Stenberg -
I'm doing what I wanted to do since I was a young girl. I pinch myself every day to make sure it's true.
Laura Osnes -
I wouldn't say that I'm a travel novelist, but rather a novelist who travels - and who uses travel as a background for finding stories of places.
Paul Theroux