Will Self Quotes
The life of the professional writer - like that of any freelance, whether she be a plumber or a podiatrist - is predicated on willpower. Without it there simply wouldn't be any remuneration, period.
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Ticketmaster does not set prices. Live Nation does not set ticket prices. Artists set ticket prices.
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Producing should be a creative responsibility.
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There's nothing unclassy about being naked, if it's appropriate.
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Movies are not about the weekend that they're released, and in the grand scheme of things, that's probably the most unimportant time of a film's life.
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I love Dead Ringers. A democratic set, the work was taken seriously.
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There is a comfort zone of knowing where things are going and having characters in place, but the action gets more and more dramatic and is very challenging to describe.
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People always assume I don't need to work for money, but my divorce settlement was not as much as it's always reported to be.
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I drive a BMW 1 series convertible. I love my Beamer.
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There is a lot of growth taking place in capturing aspirational consumers and converting them to luxury as they evolve.
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For true downtime, I enjoy going for light runs, having drinks with friends and going to the movies with my husband.
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I would like to be a heart surgeon or brain surgeon... something with that knowledge and the ability to save a life would be pretty cool. I wasn't that good in science class, though.
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Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
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I think that for me as a person, it's very easy for me to hear, 'It's too difficult.' Or, 'You're not easy to cast.' And, 'You're not beautiful,' and this and that.
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I'm in love with one woman. I've been in love with one woman for 31 years. She is the finest human being I have ever known.
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We must focus much more on developing countries' own policies and priorities, and increase policy and operational coherence between national, regional and multilateral actors.
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It [Thanksgiving] was founded by the Puritans to give thanks for bein' preserved from the Indians, an' we keep it to give thanks we are preserved from the Puritans.
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I don't put cash in my Louis Vuitton wallet. I have it thrown around my bag - jut a whole bunch of hundreds, maybe $5,000.
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During my early period I had custom-made overdrive stuff because I didn't like what they were making at the time.
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As I grow older, I have a growing curiosity about my other half. My dad did a wonderful job raising me, and I wouldn't change it for the world, but at the same time there is a growing curiosity about my other half.
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I'm sure a lot of you had this experience when you're changing. You're growing as a person and people tend to treat you like you were 18 months ago, and it's really frustrating sometimes when you're growing up and you're more capable. It's the same thing with a company and the press. The press is going to have a lag time. The best thing we can do about the press is embrace them and do the best thing we can to educate them about our strategy. But to keep our eye on the prize, that is turning out some great products. the press and the stock prize will take care of themselves.
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We all make deals with ourselves when it comes to the difficult people in our lives.
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The gun lobby finds waiting periods inconvenient. You have only to ask my husband how inconvenient he finds his wheelchair from time to time.
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The life of the professional writer - like that of any freelance, whether she be a plumber or a podiatrist - is predicated on willpower. Without it there simply wouldn't be any remuneration, period.
