Geoff Dyer Quotes
I do understand my limitations as a fiction writer, which is why my novels are always going to be close to home.
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There are no benefactors in Canada because there is no incentive.
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Mike Pence not only knows the Capitol. He knows the players in the House and the Senate. He knows how the committee system works. But he also knows all the governors. And so that really brings a unique talent to the picture.
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As far as Israel, I am not worried about the relations between Israel and the United States.
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Small companies need capital to invest, expand, and create jobs. And the economy needs a healthy small business community to bolster and sustain its recovery.
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I do think that tonal element of Trump's is attractive, but I don't know if I would go so far as to say the confrontational element of his rhetoric is necessarily attractive.
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I'm a little angry in life.
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My core belief is that if you're complaining about something for more than three minutes, two minutes ago you should have done something about it.
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Everyone freaks out because my character is the only one who has shorts on the Galactica. Well, that is because I went and grabbed a pair of pants and scissors and cut them off and gave her shorts.
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I am proud to have played a small part in ensuring that no veteran's heroic service will be cast aside due to prejudice.
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Keep fighting for animals by making compassionate, cruelty-free choices every day and encouraging those around you to do the same.
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A dark poem is meant to redeem the dark part.
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I love playing sports. I'm overly eager and aggressive and not very skilled, so it leads to many small injuries.
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I write novels, mostly historical ones, and I try hard to keep them accurate as to historical facts, milieu and flavor.
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I don't like movies about serial killers, necessarily; it's too real and unpleasant for me.
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I had a peace all day. I knew it was a tough golf course. I probably prayed more the last three holes than I ever did in my life.
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I'm very happy with the choices I've been making and the people I've been working with. I hope I can continue along this path.
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One of my earliest memories is walking up a muddy road into the mountains. It was raining. Behind me, my village was burning. When there was school, it was under a tree. Then the United Nations came. They fed me, my family, my community.
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If someone had told me years ago that sharing a sense of humour was so vital to partnerships, I could have avoided a lot of sex!
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The power of the individual, market forces, and the private sector permeate our lives. With that power comes responsibility to address huge challenges. Climate change cannot be solved by governments alone. Xenophobia, hatred, and intolerance - more business leaders have to play a role in trying to be positive leaders, civic leaders.
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My mother kept the house clean and we ate good. I didn't know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
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Without exception, all of the horrors connected with Christianity’s name came from following the letter rather than the spirit of the law, or by insistence upon literal interpretations - while the spiritual, imaginative concepts beneath were ignored.
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Why were you even there?" Kami asked. "Were you following me home?" "Are you asking me if I was stalking you?" "Maybe," said Kami. "Were you?" "Yeah," said Jared. "Little bit.
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We are now spending half a trillion dollars on foreign oil, importing 62 percent of the oil we use, and we haven't had the leadership in D.C. to do anything about it. We've got to move to other sources of energy. But we've gotten way behind, and will continue to pay the fiddler. It's not a good future.
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I do understand my limitations as a fiction writer, which is why my novels are always going to be close to home.
