John Banville Quotes
I like to dress conservatively because then the outrageous things you say are even more outrageous.
Quotes to Explore
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I believe Karl Marx could have subscribed to the Sermon on the Mount.
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A true champion is one who sweats from exhaustion when no one is watching.
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I liked to play dress-up.
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The violence in the world comes about because we human beings are forever creating barriers between men who are like us and men who are not like us.
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People will put restrictions on your ability, on your aptitude, on your talent, on your character, and to be honest, it's just opinion. Don't let anyone put you in a box or draw your path for you.
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'Game of Thrones' has multiple story lines, multiple countries, and it's complete fantasy.
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Yeah, I kind of grew up in front of the camera: I started modeling when I was two.
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Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep thoughts can be winnowed from deep nonsense.
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Jesus is ideal and wonderful, but you Christians - you are not like him.
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The terrorist attacks of September 11th and the courageous actions of our armed forces in Afghanistan and Iraq remind us that friends of tyranny and enemies of freedom still exist.
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The fact is that nothing in gerontology even comes close to fulfilling the promise of dramatically extended lifespan, in spite of bold claims to the contrary that by now should sound familiar.
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Our response has been, 'Well, let's then make an effort to get the Israelis and the Palestinians to sit around the table.' That hasn't happened. So we only have ourselves to blame for this crisis.
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The best physique I ever had was when I was ballet dancing.
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Each morning, you dress to become a different woman. Fashion helps.
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We have been fortunate enough to do something that has always been out of the mainstream and yet have an audience for what we do.
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From my point of view, there is a tremendous amount to be said for secular humanism.
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A star on a movie set is like a time bomb. That bomb has got to be defused so people can approach it without fear.
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Why do human beings need to confess? Maybe if you don’t have that secret confession, you don’t have a poem - don’t even have a story. Don’t have a writer. If most poetry doesn’t seem to be in any sense confessional, it’s because the strategy of concealment, of obliquity, can be so compulsive that it’s almost entirely successful.
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They say true love only comes around once and you have to hold out and be strong until then. I have been waiting. I have been searching. I am a man under the moon, walking the streets of earth until dawn. There's got to be someone for me. It's not too much to ask. Just someone to be with. Someone to love. Someone to give everything to. Someone.
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I like what Barcelona is doing. This city almost perfectly combines its natural advantages with cultural attractions, IT parks and first-rate educational opportunities. The same applies for Dublin, which manages to achieve a blend of complexity, tolerance and artistry and makes a point of not devoting every part of the city to the tourism industry. Sometimes creativity also means forgoing short-term profits and simply saying no.
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I could see myself still swimming because I'm really enjoying the sport. But at the same time I have this biological clock that is ticking.
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I wanted to be Stan Laurel, then I wanted to be Fred Astaire and then Captain Kangaroo. I actually started out as a radio announcer when I was 17 and never left the business, so that's literally 70 years.
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Nobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the Corinthian capital of polished society.
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I like to dress conservatively because then the outrageous things you say are even more outrageous.
