John Dyer Quotes
On my return to Cornwall I discovered that I was living in a tropical paradise. For now I am content to explore my own home and our nearest neighbour France.
Quotes to Explore
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Traditionally, open-minded secular liberal rationalists have not made a case for tolerance.
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I don't care if I never see Texas again.
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Any art worthy of its name should address 'life', 'man', 'nature', 'death' and 'tragedy'.
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It's nice to know about something as soon as it happens, and obviously a newspaper can't provide that.
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The power of Twitter still never ceases to amaze me.
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Black beans and soy beans are the cornerstones of longevity diets around the world.
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My first published work was when I was 19, in 'Playgirl.' It was an odd experience but exciting.
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The first time someone tried to share the Gospel with me, I naively explained that I was Jewish and born in Israel, thank you... This was a big mistake. In certain parts of Christian America, admitting I was an Israeli-born Jew turned me into walking catnip.
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I got done writing Ports of Call and suddenly realized I have far too much material for the book.
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Grass-roots work is not flashy, and rarely celebrated on the national media level, but that is where change begins.
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Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friend.
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No one has ever raised capital because their pitch deck was pretty. A lot of people have raised capital because they were over-prepared, knew where their business was going, and were able to articulate that through a pitch alongside a pitch deck.
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I feel like I'm a good actor, but I wouldn't call myself a gifted actor.
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Catholicism played such a huge part in my life, I would not have survived without my faith.
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I really want to play a superhero. I want to take the role-model thing up a notch. I've always been a fan of movies and TV, and to be able to play the ultimate TV superhero would be awesome.
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It's the good girls who keep diaries; the bad girls never have the time.
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When I was seventeen, I worked as a counsellor at a co-ed sleep-away camp for eight weeks. I loved it but it could be harrowing - it was far too much responsibility for someone my age.
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How vivid is the suffering of the few when the people are few and how the suffering of nameless millions in two world wars is blurred over by numbers.
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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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There's so much more I want to do. I refuse to get to 50 and wait at home for the phone to ring.
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You can't spell believe without a lie in the middle.
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I belong to the middle class that grew up very influenced by the Catholic church. The people of the novel are from a more pagan and practical world in which the Christianity is just a veneer.
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On my return to Cornwall I discovered that I was living in a tropical paradise. For now I am content to explore my own home and our nearest neighbour France.
