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.
Quotes to Explore
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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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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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If a big person invests time in reading, kids learn reading is important, the child is important, words are important, stories are important.
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The president - every president - works for us. We don't work for him. We sometimes lose track of this, or rather get the balance wrong. Respect is due and must be palpable, but now and then you have to press, to either force them to be forthcoming or force them to reveal that they won't be.
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I moved to New York for school right after I turned 18, but I started getting into trouble - so I went home to L.A. to regroup.
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Many ask me whether pranayama ... postpones old age. Why worry about it? Death is certain. Let it come when it comes. Just keep working. The soul has no age. It doesn't die. Only the body decays. And yet, we must never forget the body, since it is the garden we must cherish and cultivate.
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I never feel there's anything I can't do.
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I kept thinking, 'Somebody has to make a food show that is actually educational and entertaining at the same time... a show that got down to the 'why things happen.' Plus, I hated my job - I didn't think it was very worthwhile.
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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.
