John Ralston Saul Quotes
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So I went to English school, secondary English school, so forget going to Mecca for my religious education.
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Phrases that have historical significance or become headlines don't just magically appear in the moment. They are mindfully planned.
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I went online with winelibrary.com in July of 1997; that was my first professional online play.
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With me serving as the president, we filed a $3-million lawsuit against the league and its member clubs in an attempt to win increased pension benefits and a larger share Of television revenue.
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I love the 'Lost' ending. I stand by it, but there are a lot of people out there who hate it.
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Always remember: My general theme is 'There is no message.' There never has been. Stop trying to find the message or the meaning in everything. That's. My. Theme.
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I think great players can play in any year, that's why they're great. A lot of it is down to the mental approach.
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I was the first actress who branded her own line at a time when everyone just lent their name to a product. Everyone said I shouldn't do it, but it was probably the best thing I've ever done.
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My music, I feel, has always been experimental, but it had got to a point where I felt disconnected from it completely. I didn't want to be a Clark Kent/Superman: I couldn't really say, 'Well, B.o.B's the old me, and Bobby Ray's the new me.' I had to just make a point.
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My gut feeling about sequels is that they should be premeditated: You should try to write a trilogy first or at least sketch out a trilogy if you have any faith in your film.
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I love parties. I love a good time.
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Politics and ethics belong to different worlds.
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I like to smile. I smile even when I'm nervous since it calms me down and shows my friendliness.
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You make your mistakes to learn how to get to the good stuff.
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Everything that I design I would wear myself.
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After I lost my fiance, it seemed like it would be better to always be alone than to risk being hurt again.
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I figure no matter how old you are, it's always going to be your first marriage and no life experience is going to make you a better judge of who you should marry.
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When you're lucky enough to get paid a nice chunk of change to write a movie or a TV show, you have no right to complain, really. I guess it's more of an appeal to the powers that be that the less they interfere, the more likely, actually, they are to get something that works, I think.
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I also really loved the sea when I was young, when I lived in Sicily, but unfortunately the sea here has been reduced to a trash dump. It's a horrible pain going to the beach; you risk getting an infection or getting tar all over you.
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I think politics today is all about false choices: You can have a robust energy economy and a challenged environment, or a great environment and no economy. That's a false choice. You can do both.
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Artists don't talk about art. Artists talk about work. If I have anything to say to young writers, it's stop thinking of writing as art. Think of it as work.
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After I got my gold medal, I thought, 'This isn't just me. It belongs to my team, my friends, my family, the fans, everybody who's impacted my life - this is our gold medal.' So when someone asks to try it on, I'm like, 'Sure, why not?' I might be a little too relaxed about it, but why would I keep it to myself?
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Even the most distant and exotic place has its parallel in ordinary life.
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Content is an obstacle to the exercise of power.
