Irvine Welsh Quotes
I just love the weather. I live on Miami Beach, which is all boutique hotels and cocktails. I do sometimes go along to smart parties in my white suit, but I wouldn't really recognise any famous people if they were there because I'm not very good at star-spotting.
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You know Texas is - even more now that Enron has bit the dust - it's held up on the back of small businesses.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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You've just got to sing, do some kind of singing every day. Early mornings and cold weather can mess with that. I drink special teas with cayenne pepper, but I think you're psyching yourself out, really.
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The first movie my dad ever showed me was 'Predator' – I was five. And I think the second one was 'Jaws.'
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Every Christmas Eve, the elves will come and give us a new pair of pajamas.
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I'm more of a guy's girl. I like having a beer in a bar, and I don't bicker or sit down and do my nails.
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I am very different to how people think I am. It's the characters I play that they are responding to.
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I remember starting out and covering songs.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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I became completely addicted to 'Angry Birds' for a while.
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Left the ranch in 1883, went to California, going through the States and territories, reached Ogden the latter part of 1883, and San Francisco in 1884.
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You have to find something there that relates to the characters and reality on some level.
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The true Tarot is symbolism; it speaks no other language and offers no other signs.
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I've always dreamed of having a large family.
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I think success happens when it's supposed to and when you can appreciate it. I am grateful that it didn't happen for me at 22 or 23. I would've been foolish enough to think that we're all entitled to it, instead of it being the divine blessing that it is.
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All of my main characters have been under 30.
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It really is, to see that this kind of music is still so popular.
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I remember once being told by a casting person, years ago, that I shouldn't pursue a career in the business because of the color of my skin. The fact that I remember it today means it stuck with me. I thought that was really stupid advice and advice nobody should ever give someone.
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Culturally, it's really funny to me that people respect the weird guy as an artist. There can be a curmudgeon in the corner with spiders building nests in his hair, and he hasn't bathed for three weeks, but for whatever reason, he's more creative than the guy sitting next to him that's showered and is talking to everybody.
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For me, Islam is a moral reference point, a source of inspiration to work collectively with people, to love people and to help them, to concentrate on universal values of mercy, co-operation and tolerance.
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I love 'Sunset Boulevard.' I love the writing, I love the performances, I love the camera work. I think it's a perfect movie.
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Particular attention should be given to the opportunities which the environment presents or precludes for involvement of children with persons both older and younger than themselves.
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I just love the weather. I live on Miami Beach, which is all boutique hotels and cocktails. I do sometimes go along to smart parties in my white suit, but I wouldn't really recognise any famous people if they were there because I'm not very good at star-spotting.
