Jonathan Swift Quotes
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It's true that I run a multi-national group but I have no interests in India. So please tell me, what should my identity be?
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Politics is the enemy of the imagination.
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Like many writers, I started by writing short stories. I needed to learn how to write and stories are the most practical way to do this, and less soul-destroying than working your way through a lengthy novel and then discovering it's rubbish.
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Relying on someone else to be successful only ties you down and limits you.
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You can have the biggest markets in the world, but if the game isn't exciting, compelling, and competitive, it's not going to generate a lot of interest.
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When I'm on stage, it's like a different world ... me connecting with the audience. It's a surreal experience.
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I like to have something to base a role on.
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I find it hard to focus looking forward. So I look backward.
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The power that is supported by force alone will have cause often to tremble.
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One of the things I strive for is realism. I need to be as real as possible in the dilemmas my characters face.
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I love cooking. It's one of my favorite things to do. To share my parents' recipes that I grew up with is just something very special to me.
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My life is gardening, cleaning around the house and power washing.
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The Myth of Male Power dealt much more with the political issues, the legal issues, sexual harassment, date rape, women who kill, and those issues were very much more interfaced with the agendas of feminism.
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I think she's so cool, but I personally don't think I sound like Rihanna! But when I first released my music, I did get that comparison a lot. I never really thought about that, but it's a good thing. She's awesome.
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A clear understanding of negative emotions dismisses them.
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I love art, being so close to the galleries, being by the water - and sunsets from the terrace.
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The sheriff is at the cash register, and if I don't get a hit soon, I don't know what I'll do.
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You'll see a lot more blood in 'Saw' movies or something like that than you will in either of the 'Last House' movies. I kind of think it owes more to 'The Virgin Spring' which is the original source material, the Bergman movie.
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Many Americans who have suffered during a recession have had to cut their spending 1 percent, and they didn't like doing it, but they were able to do it to get their family's finances back in order.
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The new environment dictates two rules: first, everything happens faster; second, anything that can be done will be done, if not by you, then by someone else, somewhere.
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Writing is something I took up rather than anything I had an inclination toward. I like acting -delivering someone else's message - but writing is more of an accomplishment.
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And if I'm being honest, I don't think I have an ex-boyfriend who would have something mean to say about me.
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There's none so blind as they that won't see.
