Walter O'Brien Quotes
I'm proud to be part of the fabric that inspires the next generations to remain curious and remember that 'smart is cool.'
Quotes to Explore
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My inspiration for writing is all the wonderful books that I read as a child and that I still read. I think that for those of us who write, when we find a wonderful book written by someone else, we don't really get jealous, we get inspired, and that's kind of the mark of what a good writer is.
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England has always been disinclined to accept human nature.
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I see that it is impossible to remember a long poem without practice and repetition; so is forgetfulness of the words of instruction engendered in the heart that has ceased to value them.
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Custom turns everything upside down. Give it time, and what can resist its hardening effect? What does not yield to use? How many find that the bitterness they had formerly dreaded has, unfortunately, through use alone, turned to sweetness?
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'The Old Social Classes and the Revolutionary Movement in Iraq,' by Hanna Batatu. Few may wish to take on this massive, obscure work, but it changed my life, and I love it.
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I'm privileged to have had some success, but I've never forgotten what it was like to queue for a half-crown gallery seat for 'Oliver!' which is why I ensure that there are £20 day tickets for 'Miss Saigon' and that the balconies in my theatres are as comfortable as I can possibly make them.
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I compose music for films, and by the grace of God, I've got a few awards. That's it.
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How boring would this world be if everyone was the same?
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God takes care of imbeciles, little children and artists.
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In the material sciences these are and have been, and are most surely likely to continue to be heroic days.
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When I was a kid, of course I wanted to be the fastest, the loudest and the one with the biggest drum set, but obviously my aspirations have changed a bit since then.
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I can never believe how much time and energy and money and talent and everything else is being poured into horrible ideas.
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If the blood humor is too strong and robust, calm it with balance and harmony.
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I'm confident and really optimistic.
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We did a lot of those road trips, all the mandatory stuff that you should when you're a kid, like Mount Rushmore and the Grand Canyon and the Sequoias and the western coast.
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Real Texans want their kids to have the best education possible, not the one politicians looking to brag about budget cuts have left us with.
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I am thinking about launching a wine website where there is a deal and the crowd can dictate how cheap it can get.
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What I love about Tadashi is that he isn't a designer that designs only for a double-zero. He designs for double-Ds, you know? Women of all shapes and sizes can wear him.
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I was born in a territory called Biran, in the eastern region of Cuba. It's known by that name, although it has never appeared on a map.
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When I wrote a long story about the retreat of sea ice, I made clear it could go the other way for a while, and that doesn't mean we don't know that a warmer world will have less sea ice. It just means there's a lot of variability and people can pay too much attention to the big swings in one direction or the other.
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What I like about limousines is they have tinted windows, so no-one can see if you're snogging in the back seat.
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Democracy cannot breathe, indeed will die, if those enjoined to protect it and uphold the laws snuff it out - with no consequences.
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As a human being, Joan Crawford is a great actress.
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I'm proud to be part of the fabric that inspires the next generations to remain curious and remember that 'smart is cool.'
