Geoff Dyer Quotes
Writers are not obliged to deal with current events, but it happens that the big story of our times - the al-Qaida attacks on New York and the Pentagon, and the subsequent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan - is being told in some of the greatest books of our time.
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His advice to me is basically to just love what you do and don't let the fear of failure stop you.
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I think Twitter is the future of communications and Square will be the payment network.
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To die, to be really dead, that must be glorious. There are far worse things awaiting man than death.
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President Obama was deeply and clearly affected by the Sandy Hook disaster.
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I'm twitchy. I think I've got ADD. I find it hard to sit down. I need to be constantly challenged; otherwise, I get very... well, I guess 'bored' is the word.
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For every reason it's not possible, there are hundreds of people who have faced the same circumstances and succeeded.
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Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
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When you're young and queer and closeted, you can end up in this place where you regard your straight peers as the enemy.
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I got into television, and I'm a television guy, so I've never really had a movie career.
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Having been governor of New Mexico, I know that legislation gets passed to benefit those who have money and influence. Then they buy more money and influence. That's one reason why, as governor, I vetoed more than 750 bills and thousands of line items. I did it to keep crony capitalism away from government.
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I think 'Tap Dogs' has lasted so long because people have a natural interest in tap dancing. This form of dancing can't be dated, it's such an intriguing form of dance because the feet are also an an instrument.
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Fear is the passion of slaves.
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I feel fine about getting older because I'm in good shape. I'm 64 and I feel good.
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As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
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The physics of water is central to cooking, because food is mostly water. All steak that you cook is actually boiled on the inside.
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It would have been fun to have played Tim Robbins' role in Bull Durham.
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It is true that integrity alone won't make you a leader, but without integrity you will never be one.
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I learned early on not to listen to either critique - the people who love you or the people who don't like you.
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Working 40 hours a week used to mean a minimum standard of living and a foothold on the first rung of the economic ladder to the middle class.
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Whenever I get stuck on something, I'm like, 'What would I do if I wasn't afraid? What would I write if I wasn't afraid? What would I say in this situation if I wasn't afraid?'
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The next time a former child star is in the news, look at the age at which he or she started performing. Then imagine making a life-changing decision at that age. Chances are good he or she wasn't the one who made it.
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My favourite thing to do in any city is just to get lost and go for long walks.
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I had a job when I was 15 working at a supermarket, and I knocked over a stack of plastic coffee cups. In my anger, I threw one at a concrete wall, and it rebounded back into my head and cut my head open. Stupidest way to get a scar, but it's one that I have.
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Writers are not obliged to deal with current events, but it happens that the big story of our times - the al-Qaida attacks on New York and the Pentagon, and the subsequent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan - is being told in some of the greatest books of our time.
