Eric Brown Quotes
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As with the onset of sudden celebrity, for the newly rich, the world often becomes a darker, narrower, less generous place; a paradox that elicits scant sympathy, but is nonetheless true.
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I am interested in the idea of 'taste.' And by 'taste,' I mean opinion, inspiration and the craft of creating a personality through fabric and design.
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I have always loathed working out.
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To get away from poverty, you need several things at the same time: school, health, and infrastructure - those are the public investments. And on the other side, you need market opportunities, information, employment, and human rights.
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I was probably the only revolutionary referred to as cute.
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The system of nature, of which man is a part, tends to be self-balancing, self-adjusting, self-cleansing. Not so with technology.
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Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.
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Other than marriage, she doesn't control me and I don't control her.
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The two things you cannot do effectively on stage are pray and copulate.
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The camera and I have always had good chemistry.
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For Black Label Special Opps, adversity is what you thrive on. General Patton is a huge fan favorite in Black Label.
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You know I feel very fortunate that my life has turned out the way that it has - whatever that means - I mean... you know, to say that I would be glad would mean that I planned it.
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With sociology one can do anything and call it work.
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You want praise from people who kick themselves every fifteen minutes, the approval of people who despise themselves. (Is it a sign of self-respect to regret nearly everything you do?) (Hays translation)
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Do I stress you out? My sweater is on backwards and inside out and you say 'How appropriate'
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Nada termina sin romperse, porque todo es sin fin.
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Some loves are like a vice that has ceased to give pleasure.
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I am just the person who didn't want to settle for not having everything I dreamed of.
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Part of the reason why movie bosses are so obsessed with crime movies is because they know that world and the criminals. And that's what they are - they would not hesitate to act illegally to achieve profit and gain.
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I feel like I'm a professional storyteller, really. A lot of people say 'a truth teller,' and, if the writing supports it, that's what your aim is: to try and present people with a series of truths, and then they can make up their mind about those and whether they have any real credence or weight.
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When I'm traveling on tour, one of my favorite things to do is to throw a baseball cap on and go to a Target. The company has always been good to me. They've got such a great creative team.
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Thank God for the white male power structure.
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I think my fascination is less with genre figures than with writers in general.
