John Lanchester Quotes
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I hope that on my tombstone it says 'Born 1933, died 2043.' I hope that's my legacy.
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In the '80s the band was 24/7. You were only as good as what you were producing at any given moment. Now my family is more important. I also think having the shock of your mum and dad dying humbles you slightly.
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The men and women of my generation are heirs to that great collective success which has been admired worldwide and of which we are so proud. It is now up to us to pass it on to the coming generations.
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I don't really care how I sound.
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Once I turned 13, I was the guy magnet.
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I grew up with Bond.
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We want Quora to last forever, and in order to last forever, it's going to need to have revenue. One of the best things about ads is that you don't need to exclude anyone.
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Doesn't everyone hate Kristen Stewart?
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The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them.
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You know what they say about Chicago. If you don't like the weather, wait fifteen minutes.
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Most of the people who make decisions about global health are in the U.S. and Western Europe. There, the mental health care system is dominated by highly trained, expensive professionals in big hospitals, who often see patients over long periods of time. This simply can't be done in rural Africa or India. Who the hell can afford that kind of care?
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I'm an urban person who loves living in the country.
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I was a common man, and I will always remain a common man. No amount of stardom will ever consume my soul. Money comes, money goes. Fame comes, fame goes. I believe every human being is a celebrity in their own right.
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I think it's as popular as it ever has been and it continues to grow as it does all around the world.
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I'm extremely happy that I could win the gold medal. It's a special moment in my career.
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I spent my teens and early 20s shopping almost exclusively at thrift stores.
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I believe that economic theory has arrived at a point in its development where the appeal to quantitative empirical data has become more necessary than ever. At the same time its analyses have reached a degree of complexity that require the application of a more refined scientific method than that employed by the classical economists.
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In this world you either read or write, and writers write out of contempt for their colleagues, out of a desire to have something good to read once in a while.
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If we do not secure the foundation, we cannot secure the edifice.
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Marketing is for companies who have sucky products.
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Every man lives in two realms: the internal and the external. The internal is that realm of spiritual ends expressed in art, literature, morals, and religion. The external is that complex of devices, techniques, mechanisms, and instrumentalities by means of which we live.
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People that I care about, that I consider being friends of mine, most of the things I discuss with them I wouldn't discuss in public because it's a real relationship. It's not a relationship for the public, you know?
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The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.
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Fact doesn't have to be plausible; it just has to be fact.
