Geoff Dyer Quotes
The business of taking a book and transforming into a script to make this thing called a film - it's a mysterious process to me; sometimes it works.
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Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance.
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I love being a part of country music. I love going out and... doing things for the first time for country music. I always enjoy that.
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Just because I have two world records, everyone assumes that means automatically it is two guaranteed gold medals, but it isn't like that, and anything can happen in a race.
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I'm interested not just in projects that I'll be starring in, but producing film and TV that's really quality and great for adults; and when I say 'great for adults,' it doesn't mean without humor, because I'm also interested in doing comedy.
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All fashion brands are about looking good. Being Human is also about doing good. And you can do good by the simple act of slipping into a t-shirt or a pair of jeans.
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I pinch myself daily at the good fortune of my life, you know, in many ways.
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Honestly, at times, I still get bored. 'Dancing with the Stars' kept me busy, and that's what I like. When I first started fighting, I was working two jobs, and I was still going to school at the same time while training. I'm meant to be a busy person.
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My sculptures cause an uproar, astonishment, and put a smile on your face.
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When I was little, I got into a little accident, and it gave me congenital glaucoma in both of my eyes.
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Maybe it will be a great thing when the Baby Boomers finally die out. In real life, it's not a matter of the good guys or the bad guys. Rather, it's big numbers and small numbers that do the counting.
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I did not want to go out at 5:30 in the morning with my stocking cap and my navy pea coat on and shoot lines and grades for the rest of my life.
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Look at market fluctuations as your friend rather than your enemy; profit from folly rather than participate in it.
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A lot of the music I write is about love. Sometimes I won't understand how I am feeling until I write a song about it.
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I admire all people who are trying to be a good power in this chaotic world.
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I used to play the trombone and the trumpet, which I still have, but I haven't picked up for a long time.
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The only time to buy these is on a day with no 'y' in it.
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No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.
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I don't look back. I look forward and plan new shows. That's really feeding the most important part of working in the theater.
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In truth, there are only two realities: the one for people who are in love or love each other, and the one for people who are standing outside all that.
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Memory is a way of telling you what's important to you.
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In 1991, few North Koreans had ever used a telephone. You had to go to a post office to make a phone call.
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I think I definitely would have ended up in some kind of show business. I was very interested in music when I was younger. This was back when Crosby, Stills and Nash were around.
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You feel like you're trying to show off your cool by mentioning the five bands that you know are great and the five books that will reflect well on you. I can't do it. I should take the time to but I don't want to take the time to do that.
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The business of taking a book and transforming into a script to make this thing called a film - it's a mysterious process to me; sometimes it works.
