J. G. Ballard Quotes
A kind of banalization of celebrity has occurred: we are now offered an instant, ready-to-mix fame as nutritious as packet soup.
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To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to us but time, which even he has who has nothing else.
Baltasar Gracian
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I do remember the tour of 'Cats' in Philadelphia. I was 12 and had a stomach bug.
Aaron Lazar
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I found I could speak louder and was more comfortable if I was doing it in someone else's crazy voice.
Kate McKinnon
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It is more difficult to designate this form of conation on its practical side by a satisfactory name.
Samuel Alexander
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The combination of olive oil, garlic and lemon juice lifts the spirits in winter.
Yotam Ottolenghi
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The conventional wisdom is that if you are gay, you cannot play the romantic straight lead in a movie.
Ian Mckellen
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My music is not just about entertainment. It is about enlightenment also.
Kailash Kher
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I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
Larry Bird
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Those who know me would tell you, 'Moily can't be cowed down.' I have plans to enhance domestic oil and gas production.
Veerappa Moily
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I'm the Jerry Lewis of crime fiction.
Harlan Coben
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I've never met a woman who thinks they've got a good enough figure - however perfect they look - which is sad, because no one else can see these perceived flaws; they're entirely internal.
L'Wren Scott
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I was always telling everyone, I want to be a broadcaster. They'd say, What, are you crazy? What, you're going to be Arthur Godfrey?
Larry King
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Wanting to be understood by an audience that didn't know Russian, I tried to paint musical pictures by emphasizing the phrasing, using voice color more boldly, and varying the shade and nuance.
Galina Vishnevskaya
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Nothing is as frustrating as arguing with someone who knows what he's talking about.
Sam Ewing
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I'm not Mr. Mom, but there's just certain things I won't say anymore.
Randy Houser
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Growing up, I was always the small guy.
Wayne Gretzky
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I said to Ruth Rendell, 'When you've written as many books as you have, it's easier.' She said, 'No dear, it gets harder'.
Val McDermid
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Patients are becoming aware that they're being taken for a ride by big pharma companies. They charge high prices and have never cared for India's healthcare. There are 23 million cases of cancer every year and India has a fair share of that.
Yusuf Hamied
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I think a major act of leadership right now, call it a radical act, is to create the places and processes so people can actually learn together, using our experiences.
Meg Wheatley
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America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
Carlisle Floyd
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But in the east the sky was pale and through the gray woods came lanterns with wagons and horses, bringing Grandpa and Grandma and aunts and uncles and cousins.
Laura Ingalls Wilder
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In all my study of history, I have never found a time or place I would rather have lived than now.
Orson Scott Card
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A kind of banalization of celebrity has occurred: we are now offered an instant, ready-to-mix fame as nutritious as packet soup.
J. G. Ballard