J. G. Ballard Quotes
The future is going to be boring. The suburbanisation of the planet will continue, and the suburbanisation of the soul will follow soon after.
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I know one man who was impotent who gave AIDS to his wife and the only thing they did was kiss.
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My sisters are amazing. My sister is my business partner, my twin. She's an amazing producer, writer. You know, we're just grinding and trying to make my mother proud as well as God.
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My husband and I click wedding rings sometimes and say, 'By the power of the Castle of Greyskull!'
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When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators.
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I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes.
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I don't do fake. That's the first thing you should know about me. I'm not one to put on airs or change my demeanor depending on where I am or who I am talking to.
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I don't like controversy.
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Hebrew is the language I use to thank the Creator and, also, to swear on the road.
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Everybody likes money. I like money. I need money to survive. But I don't love money. Money is not my god.
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On my tombstone, I want written: 'He never did 'Love Boat!'
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Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
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I recently went to New York for the first time, and honey, I'm in love with that place. I'm obsessed with its sausages.
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I've got five or six unpublished stories kicking around looking for somebody to buy them.
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I'm not sad at all about turning 40.
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When you're in trouble, all you need is your bank card and passport, and you're fine.
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Especially in comedies, I think a lot of time the female characters are there to provide a balance for guys.
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I chose films made by people I wanted to work with, about subject matter I thought was intriguing.
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The spiritual is the cause of action. Action is life.
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I am not very good with relationships. With anyone. I can't be locked up with anyone for too long.
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Even though New York may be a more inspiring city, I get more inspired thinking of L.A., in a way. My life there was so much more simple in mind, and quiet.
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I don't think I've ever frightened myself before when writing, but there were areas where there was terror, as though I was looking into somewhere that I didn't know existed before, and it frightened me.
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We still have a long way to go—or as I have written so many times, and said at the end of hundreds of speeches: We are just at the beginning. A glorious future!
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That's just a part of your soul. I couldn't be complacent about that no matter how much I wanted to. Sometimes thinking I have to write songs for an album feels like I have to study for an exam. Then as soon as I start writing I remember how much I love the process. We both do.
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The future is going to be boring. The suburbanisation of the planet will continue, and the suburbanisation of the soul will follow soon after.
