John Irving Quotes
I think that writers are, at best, outsiders to the society they inhabit. They have a kind of detachment, or try to have.
John Irving
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The guitar is such an incredible instrument; it plays classical, flamenco, jazz, country, bluegrass, rock, acid, blues. You'll never see a clarinet playing Black Sabbath. But you will see a guitar in a clarinet band playing rhythm. It is the most popular instrument in the world; it is the one everybody loves.
Randy Bachman
The Guess Who
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Think what evil creeps liberals would be if their plans to enfeeble the individual, exhaust the economy, impede the rule of law, and cripple national defense were guided by a coherent ideology instead of smug ignorance.
P. J. O'Rourke
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You can wear anything as long as you put a nice pair of shoes with it.
Taylor Momsen
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There are so many different criteria for my collecting, and I have to confess that the goalposts do shift. But obviously, with my background, I am particularly drawn to things that have been documented in contemporary magazines.
Hamish Bowles
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Knowing policy does help make the gossip more understandable.
Tabitha Soren
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I redefined how I ate and exercised and have continued to keep that up because it feels great.
Beck Bennett
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Teaching is a good distraction, and I am in contact with young people, which is very gratifying.
Manuel Puig
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The amount of love I get from India, from Pakistan, from Asia, from Persia, Malaysia - people are just like, 'Brown boy doing it, brown boy doing it!'
Utkarsh Ambudkar
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I'm going to say my favorite thing is to eat salads, and I'll be like the altar boy.
Lamar Odom
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I can never sit still. I wanna hurl myself into life.
Madi Diaz
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I cannot believe that I get a tour bus. I've been traveling in a van for 15 years. I used to look at people who were on buses and be like, 'Whoa, man, some day.'
Rachel Platten
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The dilemma for early 21st century journalism is this: Who will pay for the news?
Nathan Myhrvold
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The truth is, I'm someone coming from a spoiled society - the worst thing we deal with in Canada is winter.
Denis Villeneuve
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A society will be judged by how it treats its weakest members...
Harry S Truman
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Vital spark of heav'nly flame! Quit, oh quit, this mortal frame: Trembling, hoping, ling'ring, flying, Oh the pain, the bliss of dying!
Alexander Pope
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Talent is a pursued interest. In other words, anything that you're willing to practice, you can do.
Bob Ross
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I think that writers are, at best, outsiders to the society they inhabit. They have a kind of detachment, or try to have.
John Irving
