Jez Butterworth Quotes
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I mean, you've kind of got the track down, especially with ovals. The only thing that improves is that when race conditions come, you know what to expect slightly more from the track and from your car.
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Eating ready-made meals is about being very passive, and actively cooking is something that nothing compares to.
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With the changing economy, no one has lifetime employment. But community colleges provide lifetime employability.
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The solution to women's issues can only be achieved in a free and democratic society in which human energy is liberated, the energy of both women and men together. Our civilization is called human civilization and is not attributed only to men or women.
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I don't like books that play to the gallery, but I've become more concerned with telling a story as clearly and engagingly as I can.
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The war on drugs has made government more powerful, citizens less free, and hasn't helped users or addicts.
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I can't read novels while I'm writing a novel, because somebody's voice creeps in.
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When men are romantically interested in you, it's really simple. Just ignore everything they say and only pay attention to what they do.
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I'm definitely a hair down girl. I'm a fan of the natural, earthy look.
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If I bring up political power, personal power, it sounds like they're my terms, and they're not.
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Back in those days intimidation was the greatest tool the drill instructor had. Without that tool, he would not have had control.
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There are certain things you don't discuss with Ansel, especially if you don't agree.
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It is impossible to advance new theories... when you are under the influence of a particular view, or under the pressure of a particular dogma.
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South Africa is highly politicised; even small issues become politicised, and it becomes quite bitter.
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Everybody knows if you don't have an examined life, you go mad.
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I hate negative ads in general.
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A Microsoft-Yahoo merger is a deal only an investment banker could love.
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A lot of movies that come from Israel are about war, but there is such good, funny, rounded writing that comes from the country that I wish more people would discover.
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I try to live what I teach. A lot of things come against us in life, but we should try to find something to be grateful for, and see each day as a gift.
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It ain't about if he knocks a guy out. It's about how he knocks a guy out. It's the style, the improvisation.
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The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way, you can break the ice. It's crazy, but even at funerals, people will get huge laughs.
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Footballing qualities can be developed, but Stoichkov is a player with character and inborn talent. I've seen him produce fantastic plays even from impossible situations... I couldn't believe it, when I heard that I used to be his idol.
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I love Stewart Lee's 'Comedy Vehicle' on BBC2. The guy is a genius.
