Ian Mcewan Quotes
A story was a form of telepathy. By means of inking symbols onto a page, she was able to send thoughts and feelings from her mind to her reader's. It was a magical process, so commonplace that no one stopped to wonder at it.
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You have to interpret what's hot to make it work on yourself. If tweed suits are in, but you're not a suit kind of girl, wear the jacket with jeans and a pair of Converses.
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Americans are not saving enough for retirement.
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Part of the reason I sort of shot out like a cannon out of Michigan and left home at such an early age is because I had to feel independent.
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Education is at the heart of achieving your dreams.
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With the mega – fame came the mega – downfall – you know, with the press and everything – and at a young age, it was very stressful to me.
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I don't want to set the world up for surprises.
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The last paragraph, in which you tell what the story is about, is almost always best left out.
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There is an important idea in psychology: The 'just world theory,' which says that it is very important for us to convince ourselves that the world is just and things happen for a reason. That there is some elemental fairness in everything, which creates the illusion of justice.
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Nine months after we submitted the original screenplay for 'The Attack,' the studio that was involved pulled out. I've been told that 'you don't write in a French way; you can't make these multicultural films.'
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I prefer to make movies which not only have a message for 'then' but a message for 'now.'
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Birth was the death of him.
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I will never sell Flipkart.
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Collectivism and freedom are mortal enemies. Only one will survive.
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From now back to the past, we can observe clearly that none of us is free.
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For me retiring wasn't hard once I knew that that was the decision I was going to make.
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In our obscurity - in all this vastness - there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. It is up to us.
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It's quite difficult for a parent to know that their daughter is in great danger.
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Jazz is the art of thinking out loud.
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It is better, as far as getting the vote is concerned, I believe, to have a small, united group than an immense debating society.
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In my mind, public space travel will precede efforts toward exploration -- be it returning to the moon, going to Mars, visiting asteroids, or whatever seems appropriate. We've got millions and millions of people who want to go into space, who are willing to pay. When you figure in the payload potential of customers, everything changes.
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I've never shaped or crafted my music for any specific group of people. Whoever connects with it is fine with me. I don't care where they come from.
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Kicked in the ribs, the press says 'art' when 'ouch' would be more appropriate.
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Brazil is bigger than Europe, wilder than Africa, and weirder than Baffin Land.
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A story was a form of telepathy. By means of inking symbols onto a page, she was able to send thoughts and feelings from her mind to her reader's. It was a magical process, so commonplace that no one stopped to wonder at it.
