John Irving Quotes
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One of my thoughts on the back nine was 'I don't know how Tiger has won 14 of these things,' I couldn't feel my legs on the back nine.
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The history of liberty has largely been the history of the observance of procedural safeguards.
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I don't think you really have chemistry in the way that you want between two actors unless frustration is there as well.
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I love karaoke. I love maudlin country ballads. In another life, I'd be Loretta Lynn.
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There is nothing deeper than to work for a year with the same artist.
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I don't take it very seriously. You shouldn't let your success get to your head or failure get to your heart. This is most commonly said. But people don't really practise it. I don't see myself as a celebrity; it has not sunk in. I just see myself as someone doing a nine-to-six job like a techie.
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For me, I'm not a jealous person. That's just not my thing. You have to have trust in your relationship.
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Good writers are in the business of leaving signposts saying, Tour my world, see and feel it through my eyes; I am your guide.
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You want to reach people, but you also want to reach them in the most authentic way. You now have a mass market and an audience that's listening, but they're in love with a song that means absolutely nothing to you.
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The mission that unites all of the programs of the Teach For All global network is that of cultivating the leadership capacity critical to ultimately ensuring educational opportunity for all.
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If someone lacked decency or respect, I didn't allow that person to stay in my world.
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I am never not thinking about stories. 'The Bone Season' is 90% of my brain - 10% is interacting with the rest of the world.
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Certainly the life of a dancer is very difficult. The training is very hard and relentlessly grueling.
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I always recommend rewiring vintage lighting. It's not a bargain if your house burns down.
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We lived, ate, and breathed pop songs.
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There are no college courses to build up self-esteem or high school or elementary school. If you don't get those values at a early age, nurtured in your home, you don't get them.
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Few understand that procrastination is our natural defense, letting things take care of themselves and exercise their antifragility.
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The Holy Quran enjoins us to reflect on the verities of Allah’s created laws of nature; however, that our generation has been privileged to glimpse a part of His design is a bounty and a grace for which I render thanks with a humble heart.
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People need to have enough to eat and have work and money. But there are other things that are important.
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Yes, we are looking into gene therapies for immune cells to target senescent cells.
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I'm definitely a pop artist at heart.
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I know sometimes, that all it takes to be invincible, is to know you are such.
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These are my new shoes. They're good shoes. They won't make you rich like me, they won't make you rebound like me, they definitely won't make you handsome like me. They'll only make you have shoes like me. That's it.
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I have a very poor record at multiple choice questions.
