Jane Hamilton Quotes
All I hope, selfishly, is that there will be real books until the day I draw my last breath.

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In politics people give you what they think you deserve and deny you what they think you want.
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The future doesn't matter if I don't enjoy what's going on right now.
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In Paris, AIDS was dismissed as an American phobia until French people started dying; then everyone said, 'Well, you have to die some way or another.' If Americans were hysterical and pragmatic, the French were fatalistic: depressed but determined to keep the party going.
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I go to Malawi twice a year. It's where two of my children were adopted from, and I have a lot of projects there that I go and check up on and children who I look after. It's sort of a commitment that I've made to this country and the hundreds of thousands of children there who have been orphaned by AIDS.
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The true character of ministry is a servants heart.
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It always annoys me when stars grumble about fans coming up to them in the street. I love it. These young stars today with all their airs and graces, they need to remember it is an honour and a privilege to make money from acting. How hard is it?
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Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place - that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have perseverance to realise the great life.
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I'm a very restless person. I'm always doing something. The creative process never stops.
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If you believe that your thoughts originate inside your brain, do you also believe that television shows are made inside your television set?
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No, I am not a homosexual. If I were a homosexual, I would hope I would have the courage to say so. What's cruel is that you are forcing me to say I am not a homosexual. This means you are putting homosexuals down. I don't want to do that.
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I'm definitely not a super great guitarist. Ultimately, I just write a lot of love songs.
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What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it's a great country for conversation.
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The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.
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We didn't realize there were that many boy bands until we started touring in Europe. I don't think we were ever affected by it since a lot of the groups in Europe didn't really sing live, but we did and would perform a cappella as well.
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I write to please me, and I've been very lucky. It's like playing baseball. You just keep swinging, and eventually you get a hit.
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I grew up in Brooklyn, New York. I grew up in a very Jewish neighbourhood and thought the whole world was like that. My parents were secular, but I went to a very Orthodox Jewish school, and I really got into it. I found it all fascinating, and I was just kind of really attracted to the metaphysical questions.
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The Sino-Indian War in 1962 has fundamentally shaped and distorted Indian attitudes towards China. It also obscured a great deal of what has happened in China since 1962.
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I love accents. It's a great way to separate yourself when playing a role.
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The first issue of Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie's The Wicked + The Divine is a wonderful door to a seductive new world. Let's all go in!
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I dread shooting with animals. I hope I never get a script with snakes.
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I do think that there are people who are able to connect with and empathize with anyone who is going through something difficult, just naturally. I don't think it's a world of effort for everyone.
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I hope I'm a spiritual person. I'm trying to be a spiritual person.
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What is a highway to one is a disaster to the other.
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All I hope, selfishly, is that there will be real books until the day I draw my last breath.