Martin Amis Quotes
My literary career kicked off in 1956 when, as a resident of Swansea, South Wales, I published my first novel, 'Lucky Jim.'
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I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.
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I'm not some sort of tormented soul looking for an identity in the roles I take. I became an actress because I just love dressing up and playing.
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I don't know for Justin; he's always looking for meaning out of his relationships with people. I don't think he's as trapped into the drug thing as a lot of the others are.
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I want to drink champagne from ladies' shoes.
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I love to cook a meal for the so-called holidays. You always need the turkey. I like making a good BBQ brisket as well.
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Banks are concerned the central bank is imposing too many regulations. If the trend continues, we'll swing to heavy regulation. We need to have balanced regulation to encourage the economy.
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No one needs anything; they have to want it.
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I come from a Christian faith. I am not going to give you insight into my particular beliefs.
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I love sailing but hate cruise ships.
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My parents took me to a movie, and I remember wanting to sit apart from them for some reason. I wanted to be a big boy or whatever. I remember looking up on that screen. It was a movie about medieval knights. All I remember is saying, 'I want to do that. I want to make movies.'
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But one of the things I learned is that when you fight for something you believe in and you tell the truth and you do your best, you can always hold your head up high and no one can take that away from you.
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People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
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I don't talk much to offensive linemen in general.
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I live in Hollywood, California. It's absolutely nothing like Absaroka County, Wyoming. For me, it's a great escape and I really enjoy it.
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You can get stale writing with each other for a while.
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I've been very selective in what I did and didn't do.
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Country fans and country listeners deserve to have something better... a song that really has something to say, something that makes you feel something.
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I lived in New York City for a while and miss it like it's a person. Although I grew up in the Pacific Northwest, I'm a New Yorker at heart. A stroll through Central Park, a visit to the MET, a show on Broadway. There is no other city like it in the world!
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I'd describe my look as girly-edgy. I like black nail polish and eyeliner, but I'll wear them with pink shoes.
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An effective leader is able to reach people in their natural environment and extract their experiences and knowledge about the issues that impact them.
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I went out there to play my game for the fun of it and never based my career around records.
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Just let me do what I'm doing, and then when all of this is up, then you can say how my career was. Don't try to sum up my career in one or two seasons. Let me finish it first.
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My literary career kicked off in 1956 when, as a resident of Swansea, South Wales, I published my first novel, 'Lucky Jim.'
