Jonathan Coe Quotes
Luckily, in my case, I have managed, by writing, to do the one thing that I always wanted to do.
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North Korea, under its thirtysomething Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un, is no country for old men. The latest casualty in Kim's ongoing purge of the senior military command was the defense minister, Hyon Yong-chol, who reportedly committed the classic old man's offense of falling asleep in a meeting.
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The fact that we live in a world where black people have to strategize so they're not brutalized by police is insane.
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I just like to stay a little quiet and just do my own thing. If I win a little more, I think I'll get a little bit more attention.
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I have no problem with violence, I have no problem playing horrible people.
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I don't really desire things. I prefer to spend my money on experiences, on meals or travel.
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I just make up lyrics off the top of my head. A lot of times, there's a phrase I really like, and I kind of build the song around that.
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There comes a point in nearly every book event I've done when a little feminist revolt stirs inside the crowd.
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I have to accept the fact that, no matter what I do, it's going to annoy someone.
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I think actors have a choice of drawing attention to themselves or living on the outskirts.
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Whatever I think the song sounds like is what I'll name it. It's a feeling thing; it's not logical at all.
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Each song is a small universe to me. Each song has a story of its own. Each has a full life to express in order to be complete, so it often happens that the building to a big crescendo feels right in the recording or writing process.
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America is huge.
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If you so choose, even the unexpected setbacks can bring new and positive possibilities. If you so choose, you can find value and fulfillment in every circumstance.
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I didn't grow up with a mother, so I don't have that resource to rely on and ask a million questions.
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Success in management requires learning as fast as the world is changing.
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Whatever I have done so far has led me to 'Kaabil.' It is a big opportunity for me to establish myself more commercially. It is a huge platform.
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The value of an arts education is widely accepted, especially in California.
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The kind of thing I'm good at is knowing every politician in the state and remembering where he itches. And I know where to scratch him.
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One must be entirely sensitive to the structure of the material that one is handling. One must yield to it in tiny details of execution, perhaps the handling of the surface or grain, and one must master it as a whole.
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I think about Twitter as the friend that's always awake. It's why I tweet so much.
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Last came, and last did go,The Pilot of the Galilean lake;Two massy keys he bore of metals twain,(The golden opes, the iron shuts amain).
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To me, this was an oxymoron, doing a painting of a dancer. Dancers are always moving.
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Luckily, in my case, I have managed, by writing, to do the one thing that I always wanted to do.
