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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The family code in Egypt is one of the worst family codes in the Arab world. Polygamy. The husband is having absolute power over the family.
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Who's to say what would have happened if I had trusted my instincts and moved to New York like I thought I would.
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Ralph... would treat the day's decisions as though he were playing chess. The only trouble was that he would never be a very good chess player.
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Both 'The Daily Show' and 'The Colbert Report,' you're working with the best. When you work with the best, you have to raise your game. If you're working with people who are sub par, you're not forced to give 100 percent because you can get by on 80 percent.
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Because Ritchie Valens WAS the real deal. He was only starting, but in the time he spent in the business, he made big impact. I don't know if anybody could have made a bigger one.
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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.