Will Self Quotes
I think in retrospect that all those 'alternative'modes of living were little more than exercises in arrested development.
Quotes to Explore
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My focus on the budget, though, has played second fiddle to what I believe is even more important - creating jobs.
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I have a blog in Chinese, which you can follow, Chinese signs. But I don't even update at all, often I don't.
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If there's a trait for not sleeping, I probably have it.
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For the bureaucrat, the world is a mere object to be manipulated by him.
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A majority of women's magazines feature women who do amazing things, but then the article focuses on how she ruined it with her shoes.
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I like all music. The only music I don't like is bad music.
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If I take a less defensive tone, I'd admit that I couldn't write today a very jazzy, contemporary look at America as I did in 1979 in States of Desire.
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Meditation is difficult for many people because their thoughts are always on some distant object or place. One form of meditation is to label the thought as it appears and then choose to let it go.
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Spiritual practice should not be confused with grim duty. It is the laughter of the Dalai Lama and the wonder born with every child.
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I love just walking around New York. It's like a whole world in one place.
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Jersey gets a bad rap. Most people make an assessment of this state on the ride from Newark Airport into Manhattan.
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Math is one of my favorite subjects.
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There's no people like show people.
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My mother has a tremendous amount of pride and self-respect. She won't take assistance from anybody.
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Youth is really in your attitude, not in what you look like.
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I think that with Donald Trump, the United States will have a president who is not ideologically limited; that is, he is an open person, much more interested in success, efficiency, and results than political theories.
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I have no message.
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I feel a man, when married, becomes more balanced. All the extra-curricular activities are done away with. The focus is on work and family.
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The period before the game can be important to influence opinions, characters, personalities, feelings, and, of course, I use that to touch my players, to touch opponents, to touch supporters.
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Sometimes the things we think are the impediments are actually the path.
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Our government is concerned about the future. Everything we do today is not aimed at tomorrow but rather at a future that preserves the living conditions of Brazilians.
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I think in retrospect that all those 'alternative'modes of living were little more than exercises in arrested development.
