Irvine Welsh Quotes
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We think of writing a book as a process, but the very word - process - suggests that there is one: a template to follow, a map to guide us. If that were true, someone would have surely figured out some marketable method we could all buy.
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It's great to play somebody's wife, but not all the time. There's so many other stories to tell.
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People say, 'Are you going to be beating up one side or the other side?' It's everybody. It's the entire education establishment that is in power.
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I'm so tired of stories starting, 'Maud Jones was walking her dog down Broadway.' You've got to go over to the back page somewhere to finally find out the damn dog was run over by a truck. Get the thing told, for heaven's sake. Everybody doesn't have to be an O. Henry.
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I know every politician spins the truth a little.
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I love 'The X-Men;' that was the first comic series that I was dedicated to, because I feel like you can pick your player. 'I'm the most like Gambit... or I'm totally a Storm.'
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America is not the center of the universe.
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I think it's important for girls to be confident. Believe in yourself and... everybody's hot.
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I was often told that I wasn't a thing. 'She's not pretty enough. She's not tall enough. She's not thin enough. She's not fat enough.' I thought, 'O.K., someday you're going to be looking for someone not, not, not, not, and there I'll be.'
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A lot of people who are overweight - not everyone, but a lot of people - are dealing with issues such as emotional issues, stress issues. They become stress eaters and emotional eaters.
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That's why I talk about the breast cancer: because I want women - and everyone - to stay on top of things and get checked. I know how scary it can be. When I dealt with it, I was like, 'Oh my God.' And I have so many other friends who have gone through it or have suffered a loss.
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My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.
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We are very serious about imposing weapons restrictions on the PFLP and other Palestinian groups operating from their camps in Lebanon.
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I think everybody knows my sound because I'm me, you know? But, on your fourth album, I think you've definitely gotta show growth because I definitely don't plan on being one of those cats that fade off. It's always about growing with me; I grew up over the years.
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Maybe clothes are a form of creative expression for me. An outlet. Because I don't get to express myself creatively through my official duties.
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The first thing I do when I get to any town is find a gym and a breakfast place, because I love breakfast.
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Not owning a car anymore, I feel like I'm barely an American. I miss it. And I barely ever get to listen to the radio in the car, which is the best place for radio.
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I love Channing Tatum!
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It's super important that people use their significant buying power to pull companies like Ferrari and show them there is a market for sustainable fuel. So many other car companies would take notice if Ferrari made headway on this measure.
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Everyone has fond memories of 'The Carol Burnett Show' and the characters we did.
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One thing I've learned over these last 30 or 40 years is that people make history. There's no fait accompli to any of this.
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This looking down our noses at tea party people has got to stop.
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The only job that was ever of interest to me other than filmmaking is architecture.
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Politicians are so... detested; they don't actually walk amongst people now.
