Paul S. Kemp Quotes
I always work from outline and almost always write out of sequence. It just works for me.
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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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After leaving school, I travelled around Europe for about six months. In Denmark, I thought that was my chance to get an amazing haircut, so I went to what I thought was a great hairdresser. It turned out to be the car wash of hairdressers, and I walked out sporting yet another pudding bowl, but this time with a stripe bleached down the centre.
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When I look at the world I'm pessimistic, but when I look at people I am optimistic.
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The problem of the world today is the people talk on and on about democracy, freedom, justice. But I don't give a damn about democracy if I am worried about survival.
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To be honest, I think that I am a bit of a singer, coming from Wales; being Welsh, we are all very proud of our singing heritage.
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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 don't see why OPEC countries should continue to cut production just to keep the price of oil high. This will not affect the industrial countries alone, it will also hit poor countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Who will look after them?
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I have worked very hard to shed away my chocolate boy image in order to get a tough look for this action entertainer. I am confident of my success and would love to dedicate the same to Director Balachandar sir.
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I just feel energized when I am around young, talented people. There is something about these kids that's amazing. I learn as much from them as they do from me.
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My criteria for what makes a book an official 'favorite,' is based almost entirely on how desperately I don't want the story to end.
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I have been using polka dots since I was a very young child. Only after that, it seems, have they been used throughout the rest of the art world.
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We often see literature about women that impair and immerse the women themselves, such as when women are portrayed as objects of consumerism.
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Some actors don't want to, but I prefer to. I like to collaborate. Sometimes you have to keep it to yourself, and people want to do their own thing.
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I'm trying to stay a song ahead, two songs ahead of everybody else.
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Coach Capel's got style. He's always got fresh Nikes on. He's got some pretty sweet suits.
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I don't think I'm even close to fulfilling my potential. And I think also that, unlike a pianist or a flutist, an actor has an instrument that is constantly changing.
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But the fact is, I'm not work-identified. I'm not a lawyer or a writer. I'm a mom, and I'm a woman, and that's the kind of people I want to see in books in the starring role.
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I want a pig. I want a pig on a leash. A baby pig on a leash.
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Most writers can write, most rock 'n rollers cannot.
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What we want is a lasting peace. We will oppose soft measures which invite the breaking of the peace.
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I am not a name-dropper. I can't help it if everybody I know is famous.
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There comes a time when you realize that everything is a dream, and only those things preserved in writing have any possibility of being real.
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It's precisely on the Internet that the majority of the writing is terribly bad and uninteresting.
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I always work from outline and almost always write out of sequence. It just works for me.
