J. G. Ballard Quotes
Writing a novel is one of those modern rites of passage, I think, that lead us from an innocent world of contentment, drunkenness, and good humor, to a state of chronic edginess and the perpetual scanning of bank statements.J. G. Ballard
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
Paloma Picasso -
My songs have a lot going on in them -they're packed with sounds. When I have only three or four minutes to capture something, I guess I can't stand the idea of any bar going unloved.
Imogen Heap -
We did a remake of Lost in Space. Filmed it in London for four months.
Lacey Chabert -
I just like to stay a little quiet and just do my own thing. If I win a little more, I think I'll get a little bit more attention.
Inbee Park -
Writers should provoke disagreement.
V. S. Naipaul -
I hope to make movies that are so small they don't need to make anything to be profitable.
J. J. Abrams
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I do think that 'Pretty Little Liars' has raised the bar in how social media can tie into the fan base watching the show.
Laura Leighton -
Having kids is something I want to see in my future - I hope.
Rachel Bilson -
In human years I am 29. In actress years I'm the ripe, promising age of 18 to 35. That's how it works here in Hollyweird.
Olivia Wilde -
I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.
Eddie Murphy -
An influential member of parliament has not only to pay much money to become such, and to give time and labour, he has also to sacrifice his mind too - at least all the characteristics part of it that which is original and most his own.
Walter Bagehot -
Not obsessed with particularly Nike, but sneakers in general. I love them.
Idris Elba
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I have not one shred of anger in my heart against Netanyahu or his wife.
Naftali Bennett -
When I did 'Hot Fuzz,' I tried to get Barbara Steele in the movie, but I was told she had retired.
Edgar Wright -
In the Senate, you can become one of the nation's leading voices on the issues.
Tammy Duckworth -
Suppose that every prospective parent in the world stopped having children naturally, and instead produced clones of themselves. What would the world be like in another 20 or 30 years? The answer is: much like today. Cloning would only copy the genetic aspects of people who are already here.
Nathan Myhrvold -
I'm addicted to making music, but I don't want to do it forever. I just want a farm. Farms make you happy.
Sam Smith -
Long for me as I for you, forgetting, what will be inevitable, the long black aftermath of pain.
Malcolm Lowry
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I remain deeply concerned about falling wages and the lack of good jobs for Americans. Too many of our citizens are either stuck in place or falling behind, and too often their needs are forgotten.
Jeff Sessions -
There's a simple way to look at gender: Once upon a time, someone drew a line in the sans of culture and proclaimed with great self-importance, 'On this site, you are a man; on the other side, you are a woman.' It's time for the winds of change to blow that line away. Simple.
Kate Bornstein -
I always love going to New York.
Johnny Flynn -
Every education law should be based around the question, 'Is this good for children?' And it's not.
Brown Campbell -
If anyone comes along, I'm more than happy to welcome them, but I'm not interested in world domination.
Nick Lowe Brinsley Schwarz -
Writing a novel is one of those modern rites of passage, I think, that lead us from an innocent world of contentment, drunkenness, and good humor, to a state of chronic edginess and the perpetual scanning of bank statements.
J. G. Ballard