Michael Moorcock (Michael John Moorcock) Quotes
What the local politicians actually meant was that they hoped to claim the land in the name of the public and then make the usual profits privatizing it. There was a principle at stake. They had to ensure their friends and not outsiders got the benefit.
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When 'our people' get to the point where they can do us some good, they stop being 'our people.'
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I'm not afraid of failing. I don't like to fail. I hate to fail. But I'm not afraid of it.
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When you see the audiences and the smiling faces at the shows it really makes up for the work that you put in. I have a job I really love so whatever hecticness comes up - I'll just deal with it.
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Of course I used to smile and laugh in 1976, but not when I was competing. Please show me somebody who laughs when they are concentrating; I always smiled.
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I've been obsessed with Opening Ceremony since I moved to New York. I've spent whole paychecks there.
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Adultery is the ultimate deal-breaker for me. I would rather be alone than in a relationship that doesn't honor me.
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Kids are disorganized.
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I'm a terrible cook, but I make very good lobster salad.
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Political rhetoric leads only to confusion.
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Making movies is time-consuming and it's boring. You spend most of your time waiting between takes. It's like a big machine that moves slowly.
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I don't look at Hollywood as a big break. Indian film stands on its own.
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It used to be called boogie-woogie, it used to be called blues, used to be called rhythm and blues...It's called rock now.
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My denim jacket had 'I love GNR' and 'I love AC/DC' written all over it, but I always came back to swing.
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When it turned out that he could, Karou dropped to her knees to genuflect. "Gods of math and physics," she intoned, "I accept your gift of this clever fair-haired boy
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Kids with Down syndrome are, by and large, quite affectionate and relatively guileless, and frequently, the attachments to them grow and deepen. And the meaning that parents find in it grows and deepens.
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I have always regarded manual labour as creative and looked with respect-and, yes, wonder-at people who work with their hands. It seems to me that their creativity is no less than that of a violinist or painter.
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Anxiety is an extension of the dynamics of fear. It's the feeling of fear without an awareness of the object of your fear. All you know is that you're fearful, but you can't specify exactly what you are afraid of. You just worry about everything.
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Musical harmony is based on physical principles, while in cooking, ingredients must be weighed out with precision. At the same time, you have to be able to invent because if one follows the same recipe all the time, you never create anything new.
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Principles are like seeds; they are little things which do much good, if the mind that receives them has the right attitudes.
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If you want to be a generous giver, you have to watch out for selfish takers.
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What the local politicians actually meant was that they hoped to claim the land in the name of the public and then make the usual profits privatizing it. There was a principle at stake. They had to ensure their friends and not outsiders got the benefit.
