Frank Morrison Spillane (Mickey Spillane) Quotes
Hemingway hated me. I sold 200 million books, and he didn't. Of course most of mine sold for 25 cents, but still... you look at all this stuff with a grain of salt.
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It's often discouraging sitting working at home, wondering whether to put the heating on, answering the doorbell to the gas board, feeling it's all utterly pointless.
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The American people need to tell their member of Congress that we need a strong defense to protect us and to prevent wars. We can't get away with simply leading from behind and gutting our defenses.
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I have always found photography magical, and became more taken with it whilst modeling.
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I would like to do a duet with Taylor Hanson, because I have loved Hanson since I was 8.
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Control of a company does not carry with it the ability to control the price of its stock.
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William Shatner has one style. We have completely contrasting personalities. We're very good friends. I adore him, but we're very different people, so they were smart enough to write characters that reflected that.
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My original idea was to produce and not make records myself.
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I do find walking is fundamental to my creative process.
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The mark of higher education isn't the knowledge you accumulate in your head. It's the skills you gain about how to learn.
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There are no silos at 'Frontline.' Our digital team works with our filmmakers, and our filmmakers work with our digital team. They're always in touch, and they're always talking.
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An economy genuinely local and neighborly offers to localities a measure of security that they cannot derive from a national or a global economy controlled by people who, by principle, have no local commitment.
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When women criticized men, I called it 'insight'... When men criticized women, I called it 'sexism' and 'backlash.'
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There are many things we do not want about the world. Let us not just mourn them. Let us change them.
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I always want to become better. If never being satisfied is a problem, then I have it. At least it's a good problem.
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My father was king of the guidebooks and our holidays were always planned, taking us from a great gallery to an ace cafe to a beautiful view. And as an actor, I loathe improvisation because there's no structure and no one knows what's going on.
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While 'Friends' was about a 20-something population and what they were going through, they were also dealing with issues with their family.
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At school I used to avoid dance lessons. They were the worst.
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Those who find beauty in all of nature will find themselves at one with the secrets of life itself.
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If 10 years ago I was told I'd be where I am now, I would've been pretty happy.
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We like the John Gruber model - he writes some long stuff that's very thoughtful and analytical, and then other stuff, he just adds a bit of commentary. I like that.
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I understand it's great to read a great book, but it's better to live your life. It just helps me. It's uncomfortable at times, but you have to live outside the circle.
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Is it 10 years, 20, 50 before we reach that tipping point where climate change becomes irreversible? Nobody can know. There's clearly a probability distribution. We need to ensure this planet, and we need to do it quickly.
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Hemingway hated me. I sold 200 million books, and he didn't. Of course most of mine sold for 25 cents, but still... you look at all this stuff with a grain of salt.
