Brian Aldiss Quotes
In Mrs. Swinton's garden, it was always summer. The lovely almond trees stood about it in perpetual leaf. Monica Swinton plucked a saffron-colored rose and showed it to David.
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Every morning I wake up and thank God.
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'One Hundred Years of Solitude' is a masterpiece because it is an episodic novel that has a rigorous form - an unprecedented combination. From the very beginning we know the town of Macondo will endure only a century, so there is a limit to the length of the narrative.
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Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates.
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A liberal public is interesting to have as an audience. It is for that very reason that corporations make such an effort to ally themselves with cultural institutions.
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I have been, and will remain, outspoken in my insistence that Israel has a right to live in peace and security.
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Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg didn't finish college. Too much emphasis is placed on formal education - I told my children not to worry about their grades but to enjoy learning.
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It requires genius to make a good pun - some men of bright parts can't reach it.
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I got my first Charvet knit tie when I was 15. I actually stole it from my father. I love them because you can wear them day to night. They're French and preppy and have been around since the 1800s.
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The VA does a lot of good things, but determining if a firm is a small business is not one of them.
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Real success is not on the stage, but off the stage as a human being, and how you get along with your fellow man.
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If your kitchen smells good, your food lost something.
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If you realize too acutely how valuable time is, you are too paralyzed to do anything.
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Poets that lasting marble seek Must come in Latin or in Greek.
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Every time I write a book, I've probably taken five years off my life.
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When I was 16, I had a really big hit in the K-pop world. It was a hip-hop/R&B/pop song. I kinda strayed from that because of the writers I was hanging out with.
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It's helpful to have a handbag that's a bit crazy, or shoes that have kiwis on them or something, because it distracts.
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Music is an element that should be part and parcel of every child's life via the education system.
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My guilty pleasure is reality TV, as I am really nosey.
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I am more than just a label. Why are people so driven to labeling where we fall on the sexual spectrum?
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We were brought up Protestant, and I went to church three times a day on a Sunday. My parents weren't Bible-bashers, but we all have a strong belief in God and a strong faith. We had a huge garden; our house was a bit like a scene from 'The Good Life.' I think Mam and Dad had it really hard, bringing up a big family on very little.
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That's one of the cool things about fame. You have an affect on society and where it goes.
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In Mrs. Swinton's garden, it was always summer. The lovely almond trees stood about it in perpetual leaf. Monica Swinton plucked a saffron-colored rose and showed it to David.
