Brian Aldiss Quotes
Why don’t you go somewhere quietly and consult your history books if you have no consciences to consult?
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I'm a pretty girl who's a model who doesn't suck as an actress.
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Acting was something I always wanted to try. I just didn't know how, or I didn't know when the door was gonna be open for me to try it. But it finally opened up for me when I did 'Turn It Up', and ever since then I've been in love with doing films.
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The work that is truly productive is the domain of a steadily smaller and more elite fraction of humanity.
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China is a country, still, of great contrast. While hundreds of millions of people are part of the middle class and yearn for things made in America - American brands, movies, music - there are other hundreds of millions of people throughout China who are living on the equivalent of one U.S. dollar a day.
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A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.
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Italy advocates the adoption of a legal instrument on cultural diversity, guaranteeing every country the protection of its own historical identity and the uniqueness of its physical and intangible cultural heritage.
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I love 'Strange Brew'. I quote that movie all the time, and no one knows what I'm talking about.
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I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test.
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One of the dreariest spots on life's road is the point of conviction that nothing will ever again happen to you.
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God primes the pump of obligation.
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With so much evidence of depleting natural resources, toxic waste, climate change, irreparable harm to our food chain and rapidly increasing instances of natural disasters, why do we keep perpetuating the problem? Why do we continue marching at the same alarming beat?
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I was awfully curious to find out why I didn't go insane.
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My family, in a way, gives me a reference as to who I am as an individual, and my work gives me a reference as to who I am as a Homo sapiens. I think that's a very perfect match, in my view.
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I'm sure that Elvis was happy for me. I think he was the kind of guy that enjoyed other people's success, especially if he had something to do with it.
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There's nothing in Chinese culture that is an equivalent of the geisha. It's so different, so special to Japan.
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There's only so many variations on the basics of human relationships. To me, it's all about the detail and how you tell the story. How you say, 'I love you.'
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It has not been hard to grow older, because I believe if you have something you believe in, that will keep you alive far more than plastic surgery or Botox.
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My popularity plunged three years ago and I didn't try to court publicity.
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The codfish is a staple food For which I'm seldom in the mood. This fish is such an utter loss That people eat it with egg sauce.
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The most malignant of enemies is the lust which abides within.
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'Why not alter the habits of a lifetime and speak with candour?' asked Shimrod. 'Truth, after all, need not be only the tactic of last resort.'
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Why, instead of bringing order - planting a tree, building a house, washing socks or reading a fairytale to a child - does one need to engage in doing nothing, then after a good booze, taking up a club and smashing everything?
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What's interesting is that when you get into the post-war period, many of the narratives in books and movies conclude that if you killed Hitler, you're actually going to make history worse.
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Why don’t you go somewhere quietly and consult your history books if you have no consciences to consult?
