Paul Auster Quotes
People who don't like my work say that the connections seem too arbitrary. But that's how life is.
Quotes to Explore
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I see my daft surname as a positive thing. It first dawned on me that I had a comical name when someone called me 'Fishface' on my first day at school. I've heard all the fish jokes since then, many times over.
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Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.
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There's nothing wrong with being anthropomorphic. That's how we understand the world.
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I had two sisters carried away in a chain-gang - one of them left two children. We were always uneasy.
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I want to pursue a career in film.
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My favorite thing to do in this world is to be on the ice playing hockey and try to entertain fans and bring wins to the Chicago Blackhawks.
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I do have the odd dream where I'm on stage and I've completely forgotten what I'm meant to be performing - so they are more nightmares than dreams.
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If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.
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We legitimately walked into 'Anthem' head-on, not paying enough attention to internal band tension.
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How very little can be done under the spirit of fear.
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One of the darkest evils of our world is surely the unteachable wildness of the Good.
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The true measure of success for the U.N. is not how much we promise, but how much we deliver for those who need us most.
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One of the pleasures of getting older and making a living the way you want to is that your social circle becomes rarified, and the people who enter have been vetted.
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Your focus should be on creating an environment where growth can occur and then letting nature take its course.
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I've had to be tough my whole life.
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Either you are extrovert or introvert, and so I am an introvert in that sense. I'm not a social person that wants to go to parties.
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Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.
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I used to draw and make plastic figurines and watch 'Wallace and Gromit' films.
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Your first thought is often the best one. You know, the one that felt too weird or silly or stupid. Trust your imagination - it knows what it's doing.
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Among all the tests President Obama faced in his first term, his biggest failure was climate change.
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In my mind, I'm always the best. I don't care what people think, what they say. In my mind, not just this year but always, I'm always the best.
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Not too many people in cocktail parties are aware of Bioprinting and growing organs, or the coming technological singularity; I've seen very little philosophical speculation about how far we can go, how much we could achieve.
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I've never got on with the British press because they've always given me such a hard time. Once they build a band up they just want to do people down. They shouldn't concentrate on the colour of someone's shirt they should listen to the music.
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People who don't like my work say that the connections seem too arbitrary. But that's how life is.
