John Banville Quotes
Copernicus stuck very closely to the facts, but in Kepler I invented freely, and it's a much better book because of that.
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There is a great deal of pain in life and perhaps the only pain that can be avoided is the pain that comes from trying to avoid pain.
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I enjoy building more than managing.
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In 2007, everything changed with the iPhone. As crippled as that first model now seems, with its lack of apps and glacial cellular connectivity, the iPhone was a practical, useful, self-contained computer a child could understand. It was an information appliance.
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Perfect partners don't exist. Perfect conditions exist for a limited time in which partnerships express themselves best.
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When I got a million subscribers, it just sort of snowballed from there because a lot more people show interest. They're like, 'Who's this? They've got a million subscribers; maybe I'll like their channel.'
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Control of a company does not carry with it the ability to control the price of its stock.
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If you look at all the vampires in the past, they were sort of decrepit old men. Stephanie Meyers just made it for a new audience. All the vampires are now young men and she describes them as not being ugly.
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William Shatner has one style. We have completely contrasting personalities. We're very good friends. I adore him, but we're very different people, so they were smart enough to write characters that reflected that.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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When Scorsese or Coppola cast celebrities in their work, it goes without question.
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As a boy, I had an uncle, T. G. Bond, who lived near Moreton Hampstead and who was passionately devoted to Dartmoor. He inspired me with the same love.
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My wife attends a Presbyterian church.
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I'm called a terrorist in the Arab media still today.
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The mark of higher education isn't the knowledge you accumulate in your head. It's the skills you gain about how to learn.
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My first inspiration for acting came from the first episode of 'Hannah Montana.' That's when I knew I wanted to be a singer and an actress.
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I tell people that I've now done one decent thing in my life. Albeit inadvertently.
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Starting that union was something I believed in very strongly.
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To be a more efficient, faster, and cheaper way to send money around the world, you have to be able to get in and out of Bitcoin. You need to have a liquid exchange on either end of the corridor.
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I first went to India because of my interest in yoga, hoping to go to the Iyengar Centre in Pune for a while. That didn't work out, but I ended up on a beach in Goa, writing.
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You see, the Greenhouse Effect is a direct result of burning fossil or old carbon fuels.
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Never confuse perfection with production. People who don’t make mistakes aren’t doing anything.
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When I say that I'm not dancing, people get it confused, like I'm not going to do anything outside of rap. It's not that. When I leave this earth, I want to be remembered as an M.C. But I'm definitely going to touch a lot of other genres, not just rapping.
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Surrounded by a sweltering state known for its staunch conservatism, Austin is an oasis. It's home to the University of Texas, which continuously fosters a well-educated youth culture who have been funneling their collective creative energy into building a vibrant music, film, and technology scene for decades.
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Copernicus stuck very closely to the facts, but in Kepler I invented freely, and it's a much better book because of that.
