Ian Watson Quotes
I'm going to do the old 'plaster removal' technique and just get the pain over with in one go: 'Life's Too Short' isn't funny to me.

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My personal opinion is that I'm in the media too much. I'm not a politician, I'm a businessman. I would like to be without any extra visibility.
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I always loved cars. I don't know why, I can't explain it to you. It has always been with me.
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I don't think Joe Louis could take the punches today fighting in this era.
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Craig Newmark looks like the kind of guy who would help you move your apartment, sell your furniture, get a job, or help you find that cute girl you saw on the subway.
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The trouble is that, while my parents were great when they were apart, they were terrible together.
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I think I need security.
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It is easy to get an interesting loop to happen, but it becomes a collage when the song and loop are constantly changing.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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Some people feel that what we're doing makes no sense, that it's just a waste of money. But it's working.
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He that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit, He that leaps the wide gulf should prevail in his suit.
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If I were dead, then nobody in England would have to fuss about the cost of my security and whether or not I merited such special treatment for so long.
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My parents wanted us to be well-rounded individuals and really have the American experiences as richly as one can.
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Symbolism is alright in 'fiction,' but I tell true life stories simply about what happened to people I knew.
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If it took seven days to make a living with a restaurant, then we needed to be in some other line of work.
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I used to wear miniskirts with my GB top, and sparkly sandals, and the boys would be like: 'Oh my gosh, this girl cannot be serious.'
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What I am going to tell you is this: Although it is commonly believed that the War on Terrorism is a noble effort to defend freedom, in reality, it has little to do with terrorism and even less to do with the defense of freedom.
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We English are good at forgiving our enemies; it releases us from the obligation of liking our friends.
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I'm generally competing with the ideal I have set for myself, and I've found that served me very well.
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I'd rather marry my husband in the stage where I know what I'm getting into and what it's going to be like for our life together.
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I'm interested in getting deep into a person's consciousness and doing so in ways in which the narrator is secondary to the character's own thoughts.
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He was our Jackie Robinson, ... He wanted to make sure you had a place to live, that you were getting food to eat. Some guys, they only learned enough English to order one thing. He wanted to make sure you had money. If you didn't have money for something, he would give it to you.
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This living hand, now warm and capableOf earnest grasping, would, if it were coldAnd in the icy silence of the tomb,So haunt thy days and chill thy dreaming nightsThat thou wouldst wish thine own heart dry of bloodSo in my veins red life might stream again,And thou be conscience-calm'd - see here it is -I hold it towards you.
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I'm going to do the old 'plaster removal' technique and just get the pain over with in one go: 'Life's Too Short' isn't funny to me.