Pico Iyer Quotes
We all know how we can be turned around by a magic place; that's why we travel, often. And yet we all know, too, that the change cannot be guaranteed. Travel is a fool's paradise, Emerson reminded us, if we think that we can find anything far off that we could not find at home.
Quotes to Explore
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Traditionally, open-minded secular liberal rationalists have not made a case for tolerance.
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We say God and the imagination are one... How high that highest candle lights the dark.
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I spend my life essentially alone at a computer. That doesn't change. I have the same challenges every day.
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Any art worthy of its name should address 'life', 'man', 'nature', 'death' and 'tragedy'.
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Power is the by-product of understanding.
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To me hair dressing means shape. It's very important that the foundations should be right.
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Sadly, for those who are busy sawing off their feet to escape the trap of cliches, every story is chock full of them and sometimes depends on an especially hoary one.
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Without being aware, I think I was being indoctrinated into what was called Vitalism, the idea that what makes life worth living, the good life, consists of accepting challenges, solving problems, discovery, personal growth, personal change.
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My favourite smell on a man is Lynx and Marc Jacobs.
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I just want to try writing for other people 'cause it's quite exciting.
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What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it's a great country for conversation.
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You get fifteen democrats in a room, and you get twenty opinions.
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I'm an international actor, but at the same time, I'm also a Bollywood actor, even though most of my career has been abroad. However, I've always kept in touch with Hindi cinema.
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How can you think and hit at the same time?
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People in Texas wear cowboy hats; they're good at keeping the sun off your neck and face.
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I have a record I love, 'Limbo,' which is very catchy.
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I'm fascinated by sports, the buzz of winning, and the buzz of losing.
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A woman's mind is cleaner than a man's: She changes it more often.
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We gave the world dab fever!
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This is why we may say that those who parade piety as a purpose and an aim mostly turn into hypocrites
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Most ballets are more interesting than most men.
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I think that if you keep banging at the door all you need is a little foothold, a little tiny foothold, and then the rest will take care of itself.
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An intellectual hatred is the worst, So let her think opinions are accursed. Have I not seen the loveliest woman born Out of the mouth of Plenty's horn, Because of her opinionated mind Barter that horn and every good By quiet natures understood For an old bellows full of angry wind?
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We all know how we can be turned around by a magic place; that's why we travel, often. And yet we all know, too, that the change cannot be guaranteed. Travel is a fool's paradise, Emerson reminded us, if we think that we can find anything far off that we could not find at home.
