Geoff Dyer Quotes
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When the depths are upheld by the Holy Spirit, then the reaction is Christian.
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I enjoy building more than managing.
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In the '80 Olympics... people expected me to win. I was good enough to win, and I made a mistake and ended up second, which is pretty good, too.
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Fashion is a language, for sure, and it is a reflection of society.
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A true lover always feels in debt to the one he loves.
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Boxing, in the most general terms, is a poor man's sport. All you have is your hands to make a living.
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I have always found photography magical, and became more taken with it whilst modeling.
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I don't want people to know what I'm actually like. It's not good for an actor.
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When we show up in a city, we ask, 'Where's the best restaurant? What's the best beer?' You start doing that, and you get exposed to a lot of great stuff.
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William Shatner has one style. We have completely contrasting personalities. We're very good friends. I adore him, but we're very different people, so they were smart enough to write characters that reflected that.
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Unending was the stream, unending the misery, unending the sorrow.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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Oh my God, Nicole is killed? Oh my God, she is dead?
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If there really is a God, then he really looks after me.
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A man has a birthright to be tired and retired. I am retired completely.
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I go to assume a task more difficult than that which devolved upon Washington. Unless the great God, who assisted him, shall be with me and aid me, I must fail; but if the same omniscient mind and almighty arm that directed and protected him shall guide and support me, I shall not fail - I shall succeed.
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You do a show to be a hit and hopefully run a couple of years.
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I consciously decided not to be a 'London' actor. Those gangster movies made a lot of East End actors think they were movie stars. And I was very aware that they were going to go out of fashion.
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There are many things we do not want about the world. Let us not just mourn them. Let us change them.
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For real, some of my favorite music is Mexican. It's something about the bassline and the drumming. I can't even speak Spanish, but that's probably why I like it so much.
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I'm a passionate, hardcore fisherman. Biggest fish I caught? A 200-pound tarpon.
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What I find is most people have a civics book understanding for how Congress works and how a bill moves.
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Never sit staring at a blank page or screen. If you find yourself stuck, write. Write about the scene you're trying to write. Writing about is easier than writing, and chances are, it will give you your way in.
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I feel that form determines how readers read a book and how they judge it.
