Philip Kerr Quotes
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I was able to really see that connection as a football player where success requires a lot of hard work and effort, physically and mentally.
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Progress, real progress, makes me cry harder than anything. When the world itself grows.
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Duncan Aldrich has been my partner in most recording projects, and touring projects, for the past decade.
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Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us.
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It is well known that Beauty does not look with a good grace on the timid advances of Humour.
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I think there are ways to get so caught up in your career and being so heavy and dramatic, and everyone wants to be a tortured genius.
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If I do something caring for a friend, I have no doubt in my mind they would do it for me.
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The simpler I keep things, the better I play.
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I don't know how to make Harper and Alloy want me, not just my name.
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When the CEO makes a decision, people don't come back on it.
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I saw the pilot for 'Girls' about six months before it aired.
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My job is to help more people have jobs.
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Social conditions that spur large numbers of people into action are ignored in favor of a Hollywood version of history focusing on one conquering hero. Since a movement for social change is embodied in its leader, death of the leader means death of the movement.
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Writing is always a restorative process. It's like paddling a kayak. When you're writing, you can't do anything else. You're in the space you're in. So, in that way, it's enormously centering and restorative.
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The idea of doing a production of 'Carousel' that doesn't feel like it's stuck in the 1950s really intrigues me.
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Shakespeare lets us see real people undergoing real processes, with real feelings.
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The main characters for 'The Seer and the Sword' made an appearance one night and then haunted me for over five years before I began to write them down. Does that count as inspiration? For me, characters tend to show up, stay on to help with the work of writing their stories, and then occasionally deign to visit after a book is finished.
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Dick Cheney and Bush's rise to power were built on tons of money from corporations and a dulled press.
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I get used to my fountain pens and my clothes, and I can never throw them away. I replace them only when I see that they are broken or embarrassing to wear.
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To lose a passport was the least of one's worries. To lose a notebook was a catastrophe.
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If your goal is to be the biggest movie star in the world, a 10-movie contract is gold. It was never my goal. Up until now, I made movies - and I have a nice house, a nice car. I'm fortunate, happy and grateful. Life is good.
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I want a future where my children feel safe and appreciated and proud to be who they are. My heart is one with all the Arab Spring heroes, no matter how small they think their role is. I know they believe, like me, that we are working for a world whereby an Arab can live with the other in a respectful and dignified way.
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I do not agree with a big way of doing things. What matters is the individual. If we wait till we get numbers, then we will be lost in the numbers and we will never be able to show that love and respect for the person.
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It's not easy being the world's policeman. No one thanks you for it.
