Hilary Mantel (Dame Hilary Mary Mantel) Quotes
Like every writer, I'm drawn by unlikely juxtapositions, precisely-dated and once-only collisions between people from different worlds.
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I've had the good fortune of studying the 17th-century art of Amsterdam in preparation for a film.
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Many leaders of big organizations, I think, don't believe that change is possible. But if you look at history, things do change, and if your business is static, you're likely to have issues.
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I have always been driven; I've always wanted to be published, and I wanted to make that happen, so I worked very hard. 'Perfectionist' would be a word to describe me.
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A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.
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People do not lack strength; they lack will.
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I have a terrible fear of travel. Just before we go, I start to panic and tell my wife I don't want to go. It's ridiculous. But actually it's only when it's somewhere I've not been to before.
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I'm not afraid of change, let's put it that way.
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People ask if success changes one overnight. I am just doing my job, and I worked way too hard to get here. I didn't get it easy.
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I'm a huge 'SK-II' person. I'm their Malaysian spokesperson. But I truly love their products - it's not just something that I endorse. I always moisturize with the SK-II Essential Power Rich Cream.
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For most of my life, I have eaten to deal with stress.
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Performing on stage is what I've done since I was a kid and it's where the passion that has started from the very beginning for me, and that's what I'm going to enjoy.
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There's no substitute for the practice of meditation.
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It seems to me that at this time we need education in the obvious more than investigation of the obscure.
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There are a number of women who have brought about immense change in society.
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What is the good of your stars and trees, your sunrise and the wind, if they do not enter into our daily lives?
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I'm a full-time writer, which means I have the entire day to get my work done. But that can also be bad, because that means I have the entire day to get in my way.
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I don't know that I appreciate things more because of how I grew up, but I am very realistic with what I expect out of people and what they expect out of me.
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A man is honorable in proportion to the personal risks he takes for his opinion.
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Perseverance is my biggest lesson. When I started to get involved in environmental protection some years ago, my people did not take it seriously and they never considered it important. But today, people look at what I do and they truly recognize those efforts, and eventually they join you as "environmental activists" too!
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I prefer doing interviews where people don't have to interpret what you say. I'm going to be real honest.
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I always laugh because people assume I love horror because I do a horror movie, but I'm not a huge horror fan.
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It's good to have mysteries. It reminds us that there's more to the world than just making do and having a bit of fun.
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When I'm on the red carpet, I'm prepared for [the attention.] But the worst thing is on planes, when you're asleep and you're woken up by a camera flashing. That's a little bit much. But what do you do? It's a part of [being famous]. Unfortunately.
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Like every writer, I'm drawn by unlikely juxtapositions, precisely-dated and once-only collisions between people from different worlds.
