James Gray Quotes
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At one level, an award is an endorsement, a confirmation, but I always find myself looking askance at awards and good reviews, as though another Garry Disher had earned them.
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I don't know whether the universe contains any evidence of intelligent design, but I can assure you that thousands of everyday products do not.
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I'm a nationalist. I'm a patriot. Nothing is wrong. I'm a born Hindu. Nothing is wrong. So, I'm a Hindu nationalist, so yes, you can say I'm a Hindu nationalist because I am a born Hindu, I'm patriotic, so nothing is wrong in it.
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All of these mechanisms we have for celebrating are so double-edged. So much sorrow comes out of joy.
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Reverence is fatal to literature.
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I don't get nothing but love. In every ghetto all over the world. Nothing but love. They respect that I came outta there and I'm doing it the right way. You can't do nothing but respect that.
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My parents' long and happy marriage was a great ideal to live up to, but a tough one.
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I don't agree with boarding school. It's not something that I would do with my children, but I think it's something that kind of exists in England in a traditional way, and you do form very close relationships with the girls you go to school with. But it is a strange thing to live in an environment which is solely female.
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I'm fortunate to be famous for two rather imposing characters like Magneto and Gandalf.
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That's why I talk about the breast cancer: because I want women - and everyone - to stay on top of things and get checked. I know how scary it can be. When I dealt with it, I was like, 'Oh my God.' And I have so many other friends who have gone through it or have suffered a loss.
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All the religions of the world, while they may differ in other respects, unitedly proclaim that nothing lives in this world but Truth.
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Israel reoccupied the cities of the West Bank by a unilateral action, and reestablished the civil and military occupation by a unilateral action, and it is the one that determines whether or not a Palestinian citizen has the right to reside in any part of the Palestinian Territory.
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A man who writes for a living does not have to go anywhere in particular, and he could rarely afford to if he wanted.
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I think it's a mistake to go after someone just based on looks. But I always respond to people who don't act that interested in me.
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The poverty program was not designed to eliminate poverty.
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America's grossly unfair tax system won't lead to class war. Or, if it does, the war will be brief.
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The falsification of scientific data or analysis is always a serious matter.
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My rule is that if I interview someone, they should never read what I have to say about them and regret having given me the interview.
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I'm set in my own ways. I like to do the things I want to do when I want to do them.
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I prefer not to discuss politics for one reason: I'm absolutely sure that I understand nothing about politics.
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Peace for our time
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One year, I was a patron of a new opera. It was, to put it kindly, unpleasant to the ear. The friends I went with hated it. Keeping quiet about my contribution, I was outed when one of them, reading the program at the restaurant during dinner, saw my name.
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Surprisingly, maybe the place I get recognised the least is the United States. America is not so big on track and field. Some recognise me there but lots don't.
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Most people don't watch a movie four or five times; they watch it once.
