Alison Louise Kennedy (A. L. Kennedy) Quotes
Read. As much as you can. As deeply and widely and nourishingly and irritatingly as you can. And the good things will make you remember them, so you won't need to take notes.
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Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.
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Let's remember that Bruce Rauner has every interest in getting stories out there that hurt Democrats.
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I probably remember the 1954 Masters more vividly than any of the others.
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Growing up on a farm was the best. I remember loving that expanse of space. The sky at night was so clear, I could see every star.
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I read books. Remember those? I read them, on paper.
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I think the important thing we have to remember about football in this country is that it is very vibrant, and it's very good to watch, not only in the flesh but also on TV, because our stadiums are full.
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In fact, I don't read newspapers any longer.
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I have a phone obsession. It's really hard on set sometimes because I'll be checking Instagram, and then I have to remember, 'Oh, crap, I have to shoot a scene or rehearse.' Every now and then, I have to turn it off and live my life.
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Surround yourself with people who provide you with support and love and remember to give back as much as you can in return.
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As a child growing up, it's going to be what you're going to remember most. What you liked or not liked then is going to define who you are at the table!
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My mother taught me to read.
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I'm quite illiterate, but I read a lot.
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Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.
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Remember, a dead fish can float downstream, but it takes a live one to swim upstream.
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I aimed at the Archduke. I do not remember what I thought at that moment.
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My father died in France, and my sisters and I went over with my mum to bring back his body. I remember going to the funeral parlour in France and being given a laminated menu of coffins, and thinking, surely there is an ice cream at the back of here!
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You have to remember I've been working with adults since I was 12 - they were my peers, and it has an effect, for sure.
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I remember, in my first show in New York, they asked, 'Where is the Indian-ness in your work?'... Now, the same people, after having watched the body of my work, say, 'There is too much Indian philosophy in your work.' They're looking for a superficial skin-level Indian-ness, which I'm not about.
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I'm so lucky to have worked with Burt Lancaster, who I remember was one of the first people I'd heard swearing in a really interesting way.
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I wasn't expecting two seconds of me on the medal stand to go viral after the Olympics. I came back to my room after the medal ceremony, and my dad said this picture of me doing a face I don't even remember making is blowing up.
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I love dabbling in various genres and languages.
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I think one of the reasons I'm popular again is because I'm wearing a tie. You have to be different.
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Now, practically all reviewers have academic aspirations. The people from the universities are used to a captive audience, but the literary journalist has to please his audience.
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Read. As much as you can. As deeply and widely and nourishingly and irritatingly as you can. And the good things will make you remember them, so you won't need to take notes.
