John Lanchester Quotes
Most people find they have to worry about money; if you don't ever, then in some fundamental way, you are cut off from most people.
John Lanchester
Quotes to Explore
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Age is just a number. Unless, that is, you live in Hollywood, where there's this notion that if you haven't hit it big by your 20s, you may as well hit the road.
Kate Walsh
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That a majority of the Abolitionists in this place would patronize a free labor store, in preference to others, I do not doubt; but we do not muster money in Cincinnati.
Gamaliel Bailey
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As far as Israel, I am not worried about the relations between Israel and the United States.
Yitzhak Rabin
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I want to be able to make people laugh and cry and feel happy or sad and feel all these different emotions through singing and acting. Hopefully throughout my career, I'll get to pursue them.
Olivia Holt
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Often, little situations trigger enormous reactions. Be there, present for it. Your partner will find it easier to see it in you, and you will find it easier to see it in them.
Eckhart Tolle
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A man marries to have a home, but also because he doesn't want to be bothered with sex and all that sort of thing.
W. Somerset Maugham
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In law school, I earned the respect of professors and served on the editorial board of 'The Yale Law Journal.'
Randall Kennedy
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My message to the ladies would be, you can do all of the things, but not all of them at the same time.
Nadia Comaneci
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I'm from outside Philadelphia, a town called Wayne, which is, like, 25 minutes northwest.
Abbi Jacobson
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I'm not religious, so theres no church on Sunday.
Tamara Ecclestone
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There are grave misgivings that the discussion on ecology may be designed to distract attention from the problems of war and poverty.
Indira Gandhi
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When I throw a ground ball, I expect it to be an out, maybe two.
Warren Spahn
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A novel is a great act of passion and intellect, carpentry and largess. From the very beginning, I wrote to explain my own life to myself, and I invited readers who chose to make the journey with me to join me on the high wire.
Pat Conroy
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Our house was awash in books, and my mother doled out her favorites like they were special treats - which they were.
Hallie Ephron
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I think cricket is there in Usain Bolt's blood. Since I got to watch from close quarters, it was amazing to see him run up to bowl. The perfect delivery stride is understandable because he is a world champion athlete. But the manner - he loaded at the crease and then bowled the ball - left me zapped. He looked like a natural cricketer.
Harbhajan Singh
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I had a teacher at school who said, 'We are going to do a play next year, and you're in it.' He said, 'You should try out for the Royal Academy as an actor.' I did and got in. I was 17. My mum wasn't too happy, but it worked out OK.
Ian McShane
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The really magical things are the ones that happen right in front of you. A lot of the time you keep looking for beauty, but it is already there. And if you look with a bit more intention, you see it.
Vik Muniz
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I think the most un-American thing you can say is, 'You can't say that.'
Garrison Keillor
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The world produces enough food for everyone. Why are one billion people going hungry?
Orlando Bloom
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'My big problem with corporate structure is this bizarre sense of loyalty you're supposed to feel - towards what is basically a virus. It grows or dies, like any virus. And you use it for your own selfish ends.' - source
Thom Yorke
Radiohead
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The Tea Party has definitely increased political involvement, not only among Tea Party members but among people who oppose the Tea Party members. It's been a general stimulus.
P. J. O'Rourke
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I don't think of myself as a role model. I do try to live in a compassionate, considerate and positive way. The only advice I can offer is to find what you love to do, find the joy in it, and express yourself through your passion.
Barry Williams
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I have for a long time loved fabulist, imaginative fiction, such as the writing of Italo Calvino, Jose Saramago, Michael Bulgakov, and Salman Rushdie. I also like the magic realist writers, such as Borges and Marquez, and feel that interesting truths can be learned about our world by exploring highly distorted worlds.
Alan Lightman
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Most people find they have to worry about money; if you don't ever, then in some fundamental way, you are cut off from most people.
John Lanchester
