John Lanchester Quotes
Is it OK to admit to being slightly obsessed with the TV programme 'Great British Menu?'
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When I first met Elvis, we had so much in common and became fast friends.
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Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.
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I think I would encourage leaders to start working with communities in order to inoculate angry, young teenagers.
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Every country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. That's the soul of a country.
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I don't mean to offend anybody, but I think that we get a lot of scientists now who are bent into a system, and we lose some of their boldness by that. Obviously, you have to learn the ropes, but I think it's important to do that without hammering out the radicalness that makes innovation happen.
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It's easy to have a good season but if you want to have a great season you have got to win a major tournament.
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I'm always drawn to stories about characters who are somewhat isolated inside themselves by their inability to communicate in some way. That's what interested me about 'Children of a Lesser God.'
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We are not opposed to public transportation. We are opposed to wasteful boondoggles.
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I can't exactly say why there's not much protest music to speak off. And I know there are acts out there still putting a message in their music.
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Finally we are a nation with some conscience. It means alliances are extremely important when they're based on a national interest. We have to have the ability to sustain our presence within those alliances.
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The promotion of family continuity and stability is a legitimate state interest.
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We have to look after the health of the players. Quality suffers with too many games.
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But what I'm very interested in, whether it's writing, whether it's hosting a show, whether it's cooking food, I'm just into the discussions of identity, culture and the politics of culture.
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My son has taken liking for sports and is most of the time playing cricket and football. It is so much fun being with them, as I'm enjoying every phase of motherhood.
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I have always thought that writers come with any variety of attributes. Some are capable and some aren't.
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It takes one person to give you a big chance.
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When I was in drama school, I really got into a dark place. I went to a therapist - it was really helpful to have that dialogue with someone. So I understand anxiety.
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The most futuristic aspect of the House of the Future was that it was made almost entirely of plastic.
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It's great that people are interested in Mars.
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Whenever someone comes up to me saying, 'I saw you in 'Carlos' and then I saw the rest of your movies,' for me, it's an expression that we might be doing something well. So my life hasn't changed that much. I just try not to go to very crowded places if I'm not in the mood.
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Everyone should have hair. When you get dressed up, you must do that last whip of hair spray, or life's not worth living.
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I spent most of my career in education and technology. I worked at Kaplan, and I was one of the first people trying to bring innovation into for-profit education.
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A man cannot live more than 24 hours unless he has at least three cubic meters of air that is being constantly replaced.
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Is it OK to admit to being slightly obsessed with the TV programme 'Great British Menu?'
