A. N. Wilson Quotes
Iris Murdoch did influence my early novels very much, and influence is never entirely good.
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If it weren't for the Internet, WWE probably wouldn't even know my name. If I had to rely on 'Pro Wrestling Illustrated' to get my name out there, it would have been a much more difficult road.
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President Obama vowed in his State of the Union address to make assisting domestic manufacturers a top priority for his second term.
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When you like something and you're pretty good at it and you can make a living doing it, you don't ask why. You just count your blessings and go with it.
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I am not saying we are categorizing Ellen White in the biblical context of a false prophet.
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I like 'The Nightly Show.' People ask me what it is, and I say, 'If you're watching 'The Daily Show,' and it feels like it's getting a little darker, you're probably watching 'The Nightly Show.''
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These activists who support immigrants inadvertently become part of this international human-smuggling network.
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I have no regrets at all. I have done quite well for myself. I didn't have a conventional face, but I have done well, and I am proud of it.
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I don't write under the ghost of Faulkner. I live in the same town and find his life and work inspiring, but that's it. I have a motorcycle and tool along the country lanes. I travel at my own speed.
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'Saving Grace,' even though fictionally it was set in Oklahoma, we shot it right outside of L.A.
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I feel that the world is increasingly about the bottom line, and not so much about human respect or human dignity. In that regard, people who care about other people will not be in a position to make choices and do things that other people who they're competing against will get to do.
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I don't believe in miracles.
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Well I think that what we're seeing now is that the people feel like they, the people in Congress don't have their consent to govern them. They keep doing things that are incredibly unpopular. And so when that happens, folks get angry.
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I really thank my parents for giving me the good sense to not get into anything wrong. There are many people around who like controversies, and I actually wonder how do they do it. I don't have the courage to get into controversies. There are people who love it; I find it silly.
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I very much want to be in the business of creating content, of doing stories all over the world rather than figuring out what the business model is for 'Newsweek' on the iPad, although that's very important work as well.
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I feel like, as a celebrity, I have a responsibility to tell important stories.
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Golf without bunkers and hazards would be tame and monotonous. So would life.
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Right now I'm really happy with how things are going with my chess career, so I'm not thinking of doing anything else.
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I have a sidekick, Keith Robinson, who's very funny. I've known Keith for over 20 years; he's my best friend.
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I think anybody can be a good actor.
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Bulking up for the Twilight films was one of the hardest things I've done... I had to give myself a lot of pep talks, as there was just so much gym time.
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Smiles are the language of love.
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I don't think that Dreamworks would have signed me expecting to really mess around with whatever it is I do.
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Iris Murdoch did influence my early novels very much, and influence is never entirely good.
