Karl Ove Knausgard Quotes
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I believe very strongly in the value of having a diverse team around me that comes from very different backgrounds and different points of view.
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Long term I do believe internationally there is a huge misunderstanding of Russia.
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I believe nuclear energy in Jordan will be done in such a way where it is a public-private partnership so everyone can see exactly what's going on.
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If I was involved with the NFL, I'd seriously consider adopting some of the rules used in Canada. I've heard, unofficially, of course, some NFL club owners have talked about adding a feature or two. The NFL went for the two-point conversion. Professional sport is entertainment, and the CFL, I believe, is ahead of the NFL in that regard.
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Believe with all your heart that you will do what you were made to do. Never for an instant harbor a doubt of it.
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If I miss coaching that much, I could go to some little school where they didn't recruit, where all the kids wanted to go. I believe I could find somewhere to coach.
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I firmly believe, only because I've been doing this for so long, every show takes three years. 90% of them don't get three years. It just does. It takes a long time to build a community, build a friendship with your characters. It's hard for people to grasp on and make them care about you.
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I believe in unconditional love and equality. Jesus Christ exemplified these qualities.
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Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.
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Black people were very angry with me for writing the book. A lot of people didn't believe me, or didn't want to believe me, and that used to really bother me. It was a very painful and difficult time.
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I'm not a big fan of romantic comedies, believe it or not.
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I like to believe, as a writer, that anybody who isn't a reader yet has just not found the right book.
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I don't believe in a lot of schmoozing and buttering up. Not that you don't become friends in work. But I think it's a misconception that you have to do a lot of hanging before you work.
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See, I believe that it is not true that different races and nations are alike. I'm profoundly convinced that that's a total lie. I think people are different. Sardinians, for example, have stubby little fingers. Bosnians have short necks.
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I loved working with kids, and kids are the most incredibly discerning audience. And if they don't believe you, they will tell you and let you know. I mean, kids is where it's at, really.
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If you believe that markets operate in Alan Greenspan fashion, then you don't inquire into the details.
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I pay attention to lyrics and I know what rap fans care about. I try to write for the average listener and I'm conscious of the mainstream without selling out.
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Yes, I believe the will is very important. It's how I have succeeded in life.
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I believe it's a woman's right to decide what she wants to wear and if a woman can go to the beach and wear nothing, then why can't she also wear everything?
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If I'd been asked to play an Asian man [in Doctor Strange] I would've shown them Benedict Wong.
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I am not very proud of being an human being; in fact, I distinctly dislike the species in many ways. I can readily conceive of beings vastly superior in every respect.
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With four people you can create one very strong kind of energy, but if you can get 65 people working together, and swinging together, that's a whole other kind of energy.
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I have a longing for fiction - to try to believe in it and to disappear into it.
