Oliver Goldsmith Quotes
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I can enjoy anywhere, and I can leave it. Life is about moving on.
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If you're in a dark place, you're there for a reason. And the only way to get through to those kids or to other people going through the same thing is really to meet them in that dark place and then slowly bring them to the light.
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Everyone who likes my books is like me in some way.
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In order to raise money from somebody, you have to understand who is this person, not to deceive them but to understand them. What would be their motives for contributing money? Why do these people contribute money to some places, but not to others? That's attunement - treating everybody well, but not treating everybody the same.
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I love Coco de Mer.
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There are many reasons I feel at home in the U.K., but if I were asked to pinpoint the moment I knew I'd arrived, it might well be when I realised the British shared my love of fritters.
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We're living at a time where if you do a Google search for a 'show, review and network,' you'll get 'The New York Times' and Pete Billingsley from a town you've never heard of on the same results page. It's kind of democratizing the process so that everyone has access to a distribution system to express themselves.
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A man will turn over half a library to make one book.
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The death of my kid made me a stronger person. There's no end to what I'm willing to do.
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I think as long as I have a creative outlet, I'm happy.
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You have to really prove yourself to young people, and if your answer is clear and consistent and loving - even if it's angry and disappointed - what's important is that you're being real and honest and not going anywhere.
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I went to a strict elementary school with nuns, and uniforms that I'm pretty sure were made out of sandpaper. It was an academic, sports-oriented place. I liked to read, and wanted to act, and didn't try out for volleyball. I was weird. The other girls would dip my hair in ink and stuff.
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All diseases run into one, old age.
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IBM, Microsoft, the profit they made was larger than the top four banks in China put together... But where did the money go?
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I only feel sorry for weak people. And mostly what I've come to find is that the weak people are the ones that are the haters.
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Not long ago I made a list of Doc Ford books I would like to do, and I came up with 11 pretty easily. I like to let the characters go their own ways and see what happens. I find them fascinating.
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I think I'm a good judge of character.
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I have a terrifying long list of fears. Literally everything - diseases, spiders... and people getting tired of me.
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I don't like all the glory, hand-shaking and general run of things after a tournament.
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I tell you, in this world, being a little crazy helps to keep you sane.
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I feel traveling certainly does broaden the mind. In my case certainly I feel more confident. It gives you a new perspective on the world.
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People want to build new circuits around the world and they say: 'We'll come to Silverstone and have a look how it's done', and I tell them to stay away.
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That's kind of the weird thing about Salad Days. I had to block time off from touring and tell my management and label like no press, no nothing. Let me make an album. You guys are running me dead.
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Creation's heir, the world, the world is mine!
