Pico Iyer Quotes

I'm very happy to be a foreigner in Japan, and I can't think of a more wonderful place to live, but at the same time, I would never want to be Japanese, because they are subject to stresses that I am not.

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• My function is, as objectively and accurately as I can, to present reality to people out there, and doing that as quickly as we do is quite difficult enough, thank you.

  

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• The music industry's very laid back while I'm very, very aggressive.

  

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• I'm very physical. I love to work out; I'm very athletic. It's a great therapy, not only for my body, but for my mind.

  

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• Too often, we think that, when we have a problem with our lives or our country, that the way to fix it is to take an eye for an eye. That doesn't help anything or anyone.

  

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• I love wearing men's clothing and underwear.

  

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• As a legal matter, my mother is an American citizen by birth.

  

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• If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help... Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business - you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen.

  

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• I know I am a writer; it is the only thing I am sure of.

  

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• The physics of water is central to cooking, because food is mostly water. All steak that you cook is actually boiled on the inside.

  

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• Brooklyn's good. Brooklyn's funky. Brooklyn's happening.

  

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• During the Cold War, the U.S. instituted a policy of sending money to governments in poor countries to buy their political loyalty. While studies show that sending aid to foreign governments creates allegiance, it does not lead to economic progress.

  

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• Every day, you have to get up with new energy and new ideas to contribute to pushing the organization forward.

  

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• All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.

  

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• I like Jaykae. He's a great artist, and I absolutely love Dr. Dre's album and a bit of Calvin Harris now and then.

  

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• Why are numbers so important? I take up a film I like, give it my best, and move on.

  

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• I love being called NTR's grandson. I never moved away from his shadow, maybe because I didn't try enough or maybe because I like it this way.

  

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• I give up on spending time on these courts; I give up on practicing before the tournament I hate. I hate this.

  

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• Dancing is my number one love. That was my first goal as a child. I would love to do stage, maybe do Chicago. I love being in front of an audience. It's so stimulating. I also love to barbecue.

  

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• I enjoy passing time in my house. I'll get up, head out on the terrace, think about what to do, fool around oiling the floorboards or hanging pictures askew.

  

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• When I present or speak, I write the slides myself. And regarding time, I would like to be able to publish more than I do.

  

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• I'm very happy to be a foreigner in Japan, and I can't think of a more wonderful place to live, but at the same time, I would never want to be Japanese, because they are subject to stresses that I am not.

  

  Pico Iyer
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