Ian Frazier Quotes
I'd read books in Russian, and they would take me forever. I wanted to write a book that would last and would not be superficial. Siberian-travel writing is its own genre.
Quotes to Explore
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The magical and fantastical isn't something I'm uncomfortable with in books, and I chafe slightly at the idea that a purely realist novel somehow has more value.
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Unfortunately, there is still much to mine in this world and explore creatively.
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The collusion of big business, big labor, and big government threaten the spirit of small business that makes America great.
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I grew up playing golf, and if I were ever good enough to play professionally, I would get to travel the world while playing a sport I love.
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You have not found your place until all your faculties are roused, and your whole nature consents and approves of the work you are doing.
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I don't know about you, but I think blankets are the best, especially your own personal blanket.
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My plan was to stay in Canada to make films.
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I think everyone in the heptathlon is improving together, so it is a very hard event to compete in.
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I don't know what's going to happen in life, so I don't think it's fair that I know what's going to happen in 'Homeland.'
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A lot of labels are hiring a lot more accountants than people that know music.
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I think personal beliefs of everybody shape everybody.
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I just take it one day at a time. Austin Powers has given me a lot of opportunities as far as my career.
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Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
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After a long day, my favorite way to unwind is by going running. Not exactly the most relaxing activity, granted, but I always imagine I'm sweating out all the things weighing on my mind.
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I can do whatever I want.
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Security was another reason. You never know what can happen to you when you earn a lot of money.
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I started off singing in church as a child. The sound of voices coming together, that was my first moment of touching something outside of myself.
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The GOP is broken. They need a Bill Clinton moment with someone to figure things out. Let me just say - and I don't agree with his policies, so let me put a warning label on the side of the packet here - If George W. Bush had never gotten in the disastrous Iraq war, he was trying to modernize the party on a series of fronts.
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I knew at a young age, whether I was playing baseball or hockey or lacrosse, that my teammates were counting on me, whether it be to strike the last batter out in a baseball game or score a big goal in a hockey game.
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I started playing the piano, pretty much on my own, when I was 5, and I started writing music when I was 7. In fact, I won a composition award. It was a crummy little piece, but I won with it.
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People often say that writing is ten percent inspiration and ninety percent perspiration. This is nonsense, of course. It's pretty much one hundred percent caffeine.
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To be fearless in the Lord does not require us to be great and powerful men, but only to believe in the great and powerful God.
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I used to get into the government car and switch on Chopin or someone I liked to hear at the end of a parliamentary day.
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I'd read books in Russian, and they would take me forever. I wanted to write a book that would last and would not be superficial. Siberian-travel writing is its own genre.
