Sarah Hall Quotes
I don't like novels that tie everything up in a plot-y way. I always think that's not really true of life, particularly of people in power.
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I'm still coming to terms with what it's like to have people follow your personal life as well as your public life. It gets amusing.
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I like my house to be unique to me. Sure, I've bought plenty of things out of a catalog, but the way I put them together in my home is special. You might have bought your sofa at a major home decorating store, but the rug you found at the flea market is so unique, it takes your room from 'carbon copy' to 'simply yours' in no time.
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I get hugs all the time from strangers. I do believe that people can feel your persona when you perform live, but it is one of the nicest things if you can translate that on your records.
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My first languages are German and Spanish because I was brought up by a Spanish mother and a German father, so I always spoke both languages at home. I'm very thankful that I was brought up in a bilingual house.
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The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on the poor.
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I can get really nervous before a race. People will think this is mad, but sometimes I have got to the start line and thought, 'What if I can't do this?' But the minute I sit on the bike, I am like a different person.
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Those who own much have much to fear.
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The Confederations Cup is interesting. It served Spain very well to take part and then go on to win the 2010 World Cup. We knew the stadiums, the atmosphere, the conditions and also the difficulties of a tournament which simulated the World Cup format.
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It doesn't matter to me if someone is a Republican or a Democrat, I'm going to be the governor for all Marylanders.
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It's very hard for individual inventors to get paid. For the same reason that private equity is valuable - broadly, that's a good thing - in the case of patents, many that own them aren't in a good position to take the next step.
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The thing about Pablo is that he wasn't happy with what he had - just being the sixth richest man in the world. He wanted to be loved. He wanted to be accepted. He wanted to be President of Colombia; he wanted his kids to go to the same school as the Colombian elite. But he wouldn't be accepted by the elite.
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I want to play Lena Horne because I've always been fascinated with her. Her talent was astounding and more than that, her life story is incredible.
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There's a whole set of values, spawned by the vocal and highly visible Republicans, that appeal to the worst in people. Our society is moving in that direction.
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Mr. Ai, we’ve seen the same events with different eyes; I wrongly thought they’d seem the same to us.
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Academic Marxists, with their elitist sense of superiority to popular taste, are the biggest snobs in America.
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There's room for saying things in bright shiny colours.
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I don't think or write from big ideals.
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The room where I am lodging is stupendous. Thank God I am as fit as a fiddle.
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To be honest, the real reason I did 'Drive' was because of Nicolas Winding Refn, the director.
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French was my first language.
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When you hear 'Truth of Touch,' I believe you recognize that it is me; however it's not the typical Yanni album.
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There are two types of poets: People who write poetically about their lives, and poets that live poetically and write about it.
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I don't like novels that tie everything up in a plot-y way. I always think that's not really true of life, particularly of people in power.
