Kate Atkinson Quotes
Alternate history fascinates me, as it fascinates all novelists, because 'What if?' is the big thing.
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Don't assume that the answers are out there in the form of somebody else already doing something. Sometimes they are. But you have to think beyond that.
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You won't do any more housework? Then you go to the bin.
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So I feel a responsibility to help first-time film-makers in Brazil, but also to increase the dialogue between film cultures which are really wonderful and so much closer to us than what we do see on our screens.
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I went through a training camp; I worked extremely hard. I prepared for UFC 200. This was the big one. This one meant everything to me.
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The fundamentalists are increasing. People, afraid to oppose those fundamentalists, shut their mouths. It is really very difficult to make people move against a sensitive issue like religion, which is the source of fundamentalism.
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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Women dress very much according to their moods, so when you see their shoes, it really shows you the character and what they want to show to the world, and what they are feeling at that time.
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When a human being becomes a set of data on a website like Facebook, he or she is reduced. Everything shrinks. Individual character. Friendships. Language. Sensibility.
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If you stop being scared, that's when entropy sets in, and you may as well go home.
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A trade war would be a disaster for the world. It's very easy to slip into a trade war.
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The tech industry - and, more specifically, Silicon Valley - continues to stumble forward in earnest about how few women are represented in its top ranks of management and on its boards.
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It was not about losing my mental power; it's about not feeling good about my contribution to the game.
Garry Kasparov
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Thought is an infection. In the case of certain thoughts, it becomes an epidemic.
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I don't feel the need to prove myself by writing the next generational novel.
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People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet.
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I try to stay focused.
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How very little can be done under the spirit of fear.
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I keep on saying, being moderate is fundamental to Islam.
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If we fight our enemy using the same inhumane and morally bankrupt techniques that we are trying to stop, we will simply become what we have beheld.
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I write because I actually enjoy writing. It's a plus and a fringe benefit that, you know, I can actually provide for my family and, you know, a few people know my name - that's great.
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When you have somebody writing or acting for you, you have to be free to have them hate you so you can get your ideas across without worrying.
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In order to lead a country or a company, you've got to get everybody on the same page and you've got to be able to have a vision of where you're going. America can't have a vision of health care for everybody, green economy, regulations - can't have a bunch of piece-meal activities. It's got to have a vision.
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I have three incredible nieces and a nephew who's going off to college. To hear them say they're proud of me left me in tears.
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Alternate history fascinates me, as it fascinates all novelists, because 'What if?' is the big thing.
