Philipp Meyer Quotes
When I dropped out of high school at age 16, I didn't know I was going to become a writer - I just knew I'd never been happy in school, and I had this strong suspicion I'd be happy doing other things.
Quotes to Explore
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I converse with my dog through ESP.
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Not all ideas will be accepted, but every idea deserves its own space, and every idea deserves to be expressed.
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I feel funny about owning art. I don't really want to say: 'Wow, come and see my Monet - it's in a dark room at the bottom of my cellar.'
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At Ozon, salaries are evaluated every year based on market benchmarks which are gender neutral.
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For the first time I'm free to be myself.
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Cleanliness becomes more important when godliness is unlikely.
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We tend to talk about death as if it is losing a battle, but that assumes living is winning and dying is not.
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My centre of who I thought I was was never very consciously about being beautiful or attractive - I think I'm one of those people who's actually grown into their looks.
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We are like petri dishes, where we can innovate, but we want to do it carefully and thoughtfully.
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The bad reviews get to me, believe me.
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My daughter's still so tiny at the moment; she's just a sweet little meaty thing. But of course, you always think about what you want for them, don't you, and like any parent I want my children to be happy more than anything.
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Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built.
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Now children as young as nine carry AK47s which can kill 30 people in seconds.
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I refuse to admit that I am more than fifty-two, even if that does make my sons illegitimate.
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Since I have been singing for so many years, I don't always need to approach a song quite so laboriously and meticulously.
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Facebook now is mostly about people you know. In the future it could be about people you know less but are more important.
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Writers who are activists are very rarely taken seriously as artists.
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The Garden of Wonders project encompasses the knowledge that Be Open has accumulated over the years of work on different continents and different spheres.
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Most people would have given up when faced with all the criticism I've received over the years.
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I don't feel I'm qualified to be a coach outside the high school level. I think I would need to do more education to really be a good coach.
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I am still very independent in my real life, and that's why I'm always trying to get out of relationships prematurely.
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I might not be a psychiatrist, but I am convinced that sex is not as important as we tend to make it. First there is that little feeling, that little red flame, called love. Blow on the flame and make it get bigger like a fire, don't blow it out like a candle.
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When I dropped out of high school at age 16, I didn't know I was going to become a writer - I just knew I'd never been happy in school, and I had this strong suspicion I'd be happy doing other things.
