Joe R. Lansdale Quotes
The simple fact is, the more people who buy your books, the more are likely to read you. That's what I'd like to see happen.
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I'm not Cinderella.
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Power is the by-product of understanding.
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I personally do not drink. To drink or not to is one's own choice. So long as it doesn't affect others, it is okay.
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When you're surrounded by all these people, it can be even lonelier than when you're by yourself. You can be in a huge crowd, but if you don't feel like you can trust anybody or talk to anybody, you feel like you're really alone.
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I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
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Tragedy is like strong acid - it dissolves away all but the very gold of truth.
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Fiji had experienced the ordeal of two military coups.
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I think a lot of people are with the one they're meant to be with. I see it watching my parents because they've been together for so long and are still very much in love. I'm just sort of in awe of that.
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When I won the belt, it was kind of a precedent... The only Canadian to have ever held it.
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I always do my interviews face to face.
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Anytime you do something in this arena, whether it's public records or ethics, it's not like throwing a stone in a quiet pond. It's like throwing a boulder.
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I changed that system in Florida when I was the Speaker of the House - I was the Minority Leader; I saw for 16 years the way a power system works.
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I've worked hard throughout my entire life, but I don't think all the hard work could have produced the same results without all the genetics I was given.
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I grew up with a pet iguana named Willy. We had a very contentious relationship. It turns out that iguanas are not meant to live in suburban homes.
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One of the biggest things that happens to many people when they have kids is that you suddenly realize that you're not going to last forever. You know there is another generation who are the heroes of their own stories, and that is humbling.
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I'm into the whole American and New York vibe, not just because that's what's going on around me but because of the fit. A lot of guys are into the European cut, but I can't really pull that off with my body type - I'm tall and have big legs.
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I am from Karnal, India.
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I think all television has to be about relationships and I don't think horror for the sake of it can work unless you're able to ground it in some kind of relationship.
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God is the King. In him exists all legal authority.
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What we figured out was that in order to get everyone in the world to have basic access to the Internet, that's a problem that's probably billions of dollars. Or maybe low tens of billions. With the right innovation, that's actually within the range of affordability.
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The printed newspaper is a powerful showcase for news, opinion and advertising.
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What is the difference in being alone with another and being alone by one's self?
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They used to say it was bad for Indians to drink, but it's bad for anybody. When they drink they lose their cool, a lot of us. Like when we played with Sonny Boy, I would never get paid, you know. He would drink up all the money.
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The simple fact is, the more people who buy your books, the more are likely to read you. That's what I'd like to see happen.
