Irvine Welsh Quotes
Ah suppose man, ah'm too much ay a perfectionist, ken? It's likesay, if things go a bit dodgy, ah jist cannae be bothered, y'know?
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Dad said that he was prouder of me than he'd ever been when I came out.
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It's more important than ever for America to rededicate itself to manufacturing at home. When we make more products in America, more American families will make it.
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We must stop the trend of closing schools and building prisons.
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My neighbor doesn't want to be loved as much as he wants to be envied.
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No doubt about it. For every player. Thursday nights are very tough for us because it is a short turnaround.
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I'm slammed with an identity that can no longer say a word; mute with responsibility.
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After I won my first amateur fight, I figured I would do fighting on the side while I was going to school. I got an offer after that amateur fight to take a professional fight. The opponent kind of wanted to have an easy win for her pro debt, and they said they'd pay me $1,500. I was like, 'Yeah, might as well get paid for what I was doing.'
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We want to be able to sell you anything, anywhere, any time you want it.
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Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact.
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I analyze religious knowledge and consciousness.
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Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts.
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I always say that people are like peanut shells on the ocean: the waves will take them everywhere.
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As an athlete, you are literally programmed to endure a specific amount of pain.
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The directors that I end up having a really good time with are the ones that understand the fluidity of the medium and are interested in catching lightning in a bottle.
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Latins are predisposed to thinking about the past. Catholicism has a lot to do with it because Catholicism is a contemplation of the past, of symbols that are supposed to be eternally present.
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I know I should feel anger at my father for certain things. But since he died when I was 11, I never got to that point.
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Those trying to get support for their iPhones don't necessary trust their carriers, so they ask their friends for help.
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Democratic politicians have disliked things I've written, Republican politicians... if they all love you, you might as well be driving a Good Humor truck.
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The big thing that everyone forgets, you're famous and on TV and everything, but I think there's something very rewarding to be able to write a song, record it, and have it turn out as you heard it in your head, or even better.
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TV actors are doing great in Bollywood. We have our own market, our own fans, who love to see us on the big screen.
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I used to love to go to the movies - I'd see two in a row. A few times I even snuck into the second movie after it started... now that I think about it, that's kind of like shoplifting! Needless to say, I still love going to the movies, but I don't sneak in anymore.
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Scrivener can be a tricky beast to get your head around. When you do, a bell rings, and suddenly it all seems perfectly clear. But to reach that stage you have to understand what it can do, and try it out for yourself. Which can be daunting.
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I can't go on flying apart just for those who want the benefit of a few verbal kicks. My God, do you know what poems like that cost? They're not written vicariously: they come out of actual suffering, real madness.
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Ah suppose man, ah'm too much ay a perfectionist, ken? It's likesay, if things go a bit dodgy, ah jist cannae be bothered, y'know?
