John Banville Quotes
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A lot of people have it tougher than I do.
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The White House should always be a friend to American freedom.
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When action grows unprofitable, gather information; when information grows unprofitable, sleep.
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There is no ideal body. It's just taking what you have and working it.
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You have to know you can first. How comes later.
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What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea.
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I don't have a competitive bone in my body, so the last thing I want to do is be competing with people.
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We sometimes think that being a celebrity is the same as being a role model. But a role model is actually someone you can touch, talk to and dream with.
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The post-totalitarian malady has taken its most acute form in Romania. And it has taken place for very specific reasons. The repression here has been more cruel, more brutal, than in other states caught in the inferno of a 'socialist paradise.'
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When you're in the music business, everything is very personal, because you are invested in everything; there's a very deep, personal attachment to your music.
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I know that a Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania is about the most random place for a country singer to come from, but I had an awesome childhood.
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I have lifestyle requirements. Photos, meetings, lunches, dinners, facial care, tooth care. It requires an exorbitant amount of money.
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All you need to do to be my friend is like me.
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Shelter dogs are the most loving, wonderful, sweet pets in the world. They understand being rescued, loved, and protected. The hubs and I have 2 rescued 11-yr-old Pomeranians, who adore us.
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I'd love to set up shop somewhere and develop projects - film, TV, digital would be a fun thing to do.
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Man will never be enslaved by machinery if the man tending the machine be paid enough.
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If Catholics and Jews can today come together regularly for talks after so many tears and so much blood have been shed, than Jews and Arabs must be able to do the same.
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Evidence shows that having even weak social connections in a stressful situation is really good for your health and your ability to handle that situation.
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I am a very spiritual person and love travelling to religious places. I go to the Golden Temple, Tirupati Balaji and Vaishno Devi every year.
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The appreciation of the merits of art (of the emotions it conveys) depends upon an understanding of the meaning of life, what is seen as good and evil. Good and evil are defined by religions.
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To be born a Southern woman is to be made aware of your distinctiveness. And with it, the rules. The expectations. These vary some, but all follow the same basic template, which is, fundamentally, no matter what the circumstance, Southern women make the effort. Which is why even the girls in the trailer parks paint their nails. And why overstressed working moms still bake three dozen homemade cookies for the school fund-raiser. And why you will never see Reese Witherspoon wearing sweatpants. Or Oprah take a nap.
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The goal is not to do business with everybody who needs what you have. The goal is to do business with people who believe what you believe.
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Summoned, one shuffles guiltily into the department of trivia.
