Paul Auster Quotes
Even in New York, there are a lot of very attractive girls pedaling around. That just happens to be one of the nice sights in our city, seeing a young woman on a bike.
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We need more people working in the publishing industry itself who are people of colour.
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We believe that the world, too, can destroy apartheid, firstly by striking at the economy of South Africa.
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It's not just the actor in front of the camera. And it's important to have respect for all those people that work behind the camera.
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In my novels, there are twelve ancient 'memory tools,' all now lost. Each of the 'Reincarnationist' books revolves around a different tool.
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NASA should start thinking about this planet.
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Kim Jong Un came in as a fresh face, so I think there's a great disappointment that he's playing the same game as his father.
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The numerous evils to which individual persons are exposed are due to the defects existing in the persons themselves. We complain and seek relief from our own faults; we suffer from the evils which we, by our own free will, inflict on ourselves and ascribe them to God, who is far from being connected with them!
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Military preparedness is absolutely a form of strength.
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I wanted to be a bull rider when I grew up.
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We are known as one of the few truly antifascist families in Munich.
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I don't want my marriage or my guns registered in Washington. And if people have an opinion, it's a religious opinion that is heartly felt, obviously they should be allowed to practice that, and no government should interfere with them.
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Everybody around the world wants to send their kids to our universities. But nobody wants to send their kids here to public school.
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The tiger springs in the new year. Us he devours.
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I try to avoid conflict. I don't want people to be unhappy.
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Back in the '70s - I remember the '70s: we were told there was global cooling. And everyone was told global cooling was a really big problem. And then that faded.
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Let's means-test benefits - let's means-test Social Security and Medicare and make the rich pay more for these benefits.
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The easiest thing to do in the world is pull the covers up over your head and go back to sleep.
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The selfie phenomenon is enormous, and it's hilarious. Especially as Australians, because we kind of hate people that love themselves, but that's all flipping on its head now, and we're happy to love ourselves.
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You are the most important thing in your life. Put yourself at the center of your life.
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If you believe you're right...stand up and fight for your place in the sun. If you believe you can do it, hang in for the whole 15 rounds because even if you don't win, you will have earned the respect of everyone in the fight, including yourself, and in that sense you will have prevailed.
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When I was first going out to funky events, it was a lovely kind of music to dance to - it had such a nice vibe.
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When I wanted someone to give me the world, you accepted me and smiled and let me know that you were my girl. When I wanted fancy things- gold watches, diamond rings, you gave me your hand ’cause only you could understand.
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Washington was a typical American. Napoleon was a typical Frenchman, but Lincoln was a humanitarian as broad as the world. He was bigger than his country - bigger than all the Presidents together.
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Even in New York, there are a lot of very attractive girls pedaling around. That just happens to be one of the nice sights in our city, seeing a young woman on a bike.
