Adrian Anthony Gill (A. A. Gill) Quotes
I don't know how long a child will remain utterly static in front of the television, but my guess is that it could be well into their thirties.
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My life has never been wonderful. Maybe when I was a child, but not after age 15.
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Now, do I think the baby boomers tend to be self-absorbed? I do.
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In 1949 - my father stayed on in Shanghai after the war. But in 1949, the Communists took over the whole of China, and in fact, my father was caught by the Communists in Shanghai. And he was there for about a year until he was finally able to get out.
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Maybe because I'm a child of the '80s, but for me, a sequel is a story that follows the previous one, and sometimes if you haven't seen the original, then you don't understand the second one. Like 'Back to the Future 2.' If you haven't seen the first one, you're not going to get anything out of 'Back to the Future 2.'
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I have always believed that when you're feeling sorry for yourself, the best thing to do is help someone else.
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I think the most expensive thing I've bought thus far is my Rolex.
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I feel like an alien. I feel people don't like me. People behaved strangely after 'Rockstar.'
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You're either with me or you're not. And if you're not, you're out.
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I've always been about how will digital be transforming established businesses, and that's what I've done.
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In a repressed society, artists fulfil a sense of harking back to instant gratification, or immediate expression, by doing things that function on the edge of society, or outside of what is conventionally accepted.
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Sarcasm helps me overcome the harshness of the reality we live, eases the pain of scars and makes people smile.
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The things I do, I do from the heart and out of love and respect for our planet and all living things. And I draw my courage from my love for justice and truth, and I calm my fears by comforting those who are more scared than me. And I try to do my best to make the world a better place, one small action at a time, as good as I can.
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You won't find me in a romantic comedy. Those movies don't speak to me. People don't come to talk to me about those scripts, because they probably think I'm this dark, twisted, miserable person.
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My aunt took me to see 'Salad Days' when I was seven. This story of a magic piano that infects everyone who hears it infected me, too. It was a Road to Damascus moment in my life.
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I've had a good life, and was born to and among people I've admired and loved.
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I got a great kick being in the Warner Bros. studios - that was really cool. I kept singing the 'Looney Tunes' theme song all day. I'm sure they haven't heard that one before.
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Our evolution could have gone in different directions a lot of times. We could have gone extinct at some points. We might not have gotten our big brains, or Neanderthals might have made it while we did not.
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The industrial thing came about mainly through giving up trying to write pop songs in the early '90s. I don't think I was ever very good at pop music and as soon as I stopped trying, and started to write more the things I loved, it became much heavier and more aggressive.
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The Indonesian brands aren't interested in sports people, only movie stars, because they can get more exposure in the media.
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The expectations were low for 'Castle;' people thought we'd be one season and done.
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I think every player should think that he's a difference maker.
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Sleep, Silence's child, sweet father of soft rest, Prince whose approach peace to all mortals brings Indifferent host to shepherds and kings Sole comforter to minds with grief oppressed.
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Beauty is when you can appreciate yourself. When you love yourself, that's when you're most beautiful.
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I don't know how long a child will remain utterly static in front of the television, but my guess is that it could be well into their thirties.
