Hilary Mantel (Dame Hilary Mary Mantel) Quotes
Insights don't usually arrive at my desk, but go into notebooks when I'm on the move. Or half-asleep.
Quotes to Explore
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We are asleep with compasses in our hands.
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A new untruth is better than an old truth.
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Hollywood, the business, would be just fine if someone were to destroy the Hollywood sign. The city's there is the airport - its point of entry and exit, and in some ways its identity.
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I am big believer that increase the size of the cake is as at least as important as distribution of the cake. To increase the size of the cake, you need to focus on progress.
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The world is not black and white; there are lots of shades of grey. There are good things and bad things in every era, and I think it's kind of very blindfolded to say one era was wonderful, as it was wonderful, but there were a lot of bad things as well.
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Happiness is knowing and appreciating what you've got. I am very, very, very grateful for what, to me, is dead easy.
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If you don't vote, you don't count.
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I'd much rather have the honesty than not. Because if you will say what's on your mind and get it off your chest, then the sooner I can prove you wrong!
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Keep in mind, you can use Auto-Tune and you can know how to work it perfectly, but you still have to know how to write a good song.
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We always talk about how you have to build a brand from the inside out, not the outside in. Brands are not wrappers. Brands are based on the values of the founders, and then they spread to the people who work for the company, and then that psychological contract is spread to the customer.
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I don't need much coaxing.
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'WTF is MDNA?
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New York City is one of the greatest places on the planet. You have the best in food, art, theatre, and definitely people-watching.
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If people can just pour into the country illegally, you don't have a country.
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I thought of Second City as just the greatest therapeutic job anybody could ever dream of having.
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Think about what people are doing on Facebook today. They're keeping up with their friends and family, but they're also building an image and identity for themselves, which in a sense is their brand. They're connecting with the audience that they want to connect to. It's almost a disadvantage if you're not on it now.
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I fervently believe that education is the key to moving forward.
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I came from a town of about 2,000 people with one stop light, and I was told that nothing I ever wanted to do, I would succeed in.
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I think there's enough room in country music for everybody.
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Right after college, a buddy of mine was moving to Boulder for some summer program, and he was like, 'Come live with me.' And I figured, why not? I love Colorado.
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I love South By because people are more relaxed here, and people are a little more off guard. They say things and react more freely than Sundance or Cannes. I love the feel of this festival.
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The Lord whose oracle is at Delphi neither reveals nor conceals, but gives a sign.
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Insights don't usually arrive at my desk, but go into notebooks when I'm on the move. Or half-asleep.
