John Ralston Saul Quotes
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I just try to live a really simple, natural life, because obviously, life has an impact on your voice.
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One of the most untruthful things possible, you know, is a collection of facts, because they can be made to appear so many different ways.
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I grew up in a place where everybody was a storyteller, but nobody wrote. It was that kind of Celtic, storytelling tradition: everybody would have a story at the pub or at parties, even at the clubs and raves.
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It's much funnier when the comedy can happen with me just trying my best to genuinely do a good thing.
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It's a sad commentary when I have to say that sometimes in our country we are real sensitive to race.
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'Showboat' is the quintessential family show.
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I always wanted to do something completely different.
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As much as I love to dive into the action early, I think the hero's journey is important - the idea that the reader needs to experience the protagonist's everyday life before you turn that world upside down.
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Ignoring all prejudices of caste, creed, class, color, sex, or race, a swami follows the precepts of human brotherhood. His goal is absolute unity with Spirit.
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Politics swings like a pendulum.
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My father told me to dress to reflect the respect you have for the people around you. I've never forgotten that.
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I have been a conspirator for so long that I mistrust all around me.
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I love horror movies. I mean, who doesn't like a good horror movie every once in a while? It's fun to get scared.
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Time flies so quick. I remember my second year in business when Bullocks Wilshire did a whole window of my white dresses. I was so excited, I went there at night and took pictures.
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I read a great number of press reports and find comfort in the fact that they are nearly always conflicting.
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The collegiate idealists who fill the ranks of the environmental movement seem willing to do absolutely anything to save the biosphere, except take science courses and learn something about it.
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Taking responsibility gives me a sense of control.
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It is the historical necessity, if there is a historical necessity in history, that a new decade of electronic television should follow to the past decade of electronic music.
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When I harnessed its seemingly uncontrollable might, I realized bipolar disorder's powers could be used for good. My diagnosis didn't have to be an affliction. It could simply be the gift of extraordinary emotions.
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The music pot is broad. It's just unfortunate that the record companies cry the blues as frequently as they do.
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It feels good to give your fans something to feel good about.
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Personally, what I would like the most is to work on a project that would aid the historic rehabilitation of Havana. It's a shame - and it gives me tremendous sadness - to see the precious buildings, to see a city, which could be the most beautiful in Latin America, falling apart and with very little money for renovations.
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I graduated in 1930 and I went up to the Yale Drama School for two years.
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Pessimism: A valuable protection against quackery.
