Sebastian Faulks Quotes
My own diagnosis of my problem is a simpler one. It's that I share 50 per cent of my genome with a banana and 98 per cent with a chimpanzee. Banana's don't do psychological consistency. And the tiny part of us that's different - the special Homo sapiens bit - is faulty. It doesn't work. Sorry about that.
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Boating on the lake is one of my favorite summer activities.
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I lost 'The X Factor,' and I lost 'Deal or No Deal' twice. I'm good at losing game shows.
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Software-industry battles are fought by highly paid and out-of-shape nerds furiously pounding computer keyboards while they guzzle diet Coke. The stakes aren't very dramatic. Life? Liberty? The pursuit of happiness? Nope, it's about stock options.
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As someone who has had cancer, I learned that you don't have to die. Look at me. Because of early detection, I'm fine. I'm cured. I'm well.
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Nothing says, 'I pay attention to detail!' like footwear flattery from a boy.
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Chinese people need to be controlled; otherwise, they will do whatever they want.
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So I have this ability, if I may say so, to spot talent.
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We need to have women in more powerful positions that are making decisions, so when that 10-year-old girl is looking up and wondering, 'What can I do and what do I want to be when I get older?' She has the opportunity to do and be whatever she wants.
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It's a very hard industry, and it's very cold. It's loving for when you have a hit record, but when you don't have anything going on, there's really not much support.
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There are a lot of eating disorders in our sport, so I try very hard not to get consumed by all that.
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All of my high school issues are resolved!
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At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time.
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Hollywood is something imagined... acting is something crafted.
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I thought if my son was now eighteen years old and he was tempted to join the fight and take the burden of protecting his family - because it's always tempting especially for young men - what would I do as a mother to stop him?
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I have donated money to campaigns. And I have been known to take to the street in protest. But I am more committed to my immediate politics than general politics.
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That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.
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Good boys are nice - don't go for the bad ones!
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Let me be very honest and just say that if any airline would let me take the violin and the laptop on board I would fly that airline all the time.
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As a producer, the most important call you can get is on Saturday morning, when the Friday-night grosses come in. As a director, you want your film to be successful. But your outlook is a bit different. You become very conscious of the reviews.
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Inspiration is easy. The hard part is getting the inspiration onto 300 pages in an interesting, cohesive, easy-to-read but hard-to-forget story.
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'Captain America' I love, and that would be great, but c'mon, a Frenchman doing 'Captain America?' They would burn my passport.
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With athletes, it's never fully understood the level to which we push ourselves. Especially in an endurance sport.
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There is definitely places in America where, if you're born into that environment, your chances of getting out are really, really limited.
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My own diagnosis of my problem is a simpler one. It's that I share 50 per cent of my genome with a banana and 98 per cent with a chimpanzee. Banana's don't do psychological consistency. And the tiny part of us that's different - the special Homo sapiens bit - is faulty. It doesn't work. Sorry about that.
