Will Self Quotes
I used to find myself goofed out in the street on drugs. And I had such a bad problem with addiction at the time that I didn't mind. I was dealing cocaine and shooting up a lot of cocaine. And that's not a good space to be in.
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I endeavor to make the most of everything.
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For my film 'Fashion,' like an investigative journalist, I went about knowing the people, the models, the fashion designers. Similarly with the corporate world.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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Animals keep you company when you're really lonely. It helps because when you have a friend around who always likes you no matter what - it's harder to feel bad or down.
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When you write, you don't have the social constraints of having people in front of you, so you talk about abstract matters.
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Speech happens to not be his language.
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Winning the peace is harder than winning the war.
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When you give a lot of confidence in people and you don't get it back, you are a bit disappointed, but it's life.
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Between Prince and my dad's fusion-jazz records, I didn't have a choice in being funky.
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Searches of al Qaeda sites in Afghanistan, undertaken since American-backed forces took control there, are not known to have turned up a significant cache of nuclear materials.
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I long for a South African society that's free of ideological forces - no society can ever really be free of ideological forces - but I wish it was free of power.
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Fracking is an incredible risk to the human race, I don't know why they even thought of doing it.
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Where I come from, deeds mean a lot more than words.
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When something startlingly new comes up, young people, especially, seize it. You can't complain about that. I think its heyday has passed, but it's had an effect and will continue to have an effect.
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Architecture will always express the technical and social progress of the country in which it is carried out. If we wish to give it the human content that it lacks, we must participate in the political struggle.
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My grandmother is this amazingly theatrical woman. She acted like a movie star, as far as looks and attitude, kind of like Susan Hayward.
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With Donald Trump as president and Republicans in control of Congress, our healthcare is under attack.
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I don't believe in the no-carb diet... I have a theory. I think if you give up carbs, you get cranky. You must include them in your daily diet.
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Till I was 13, I thought my name was 'Shut Up.'
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I have personally seen Ted Cruz stand up and fight on the issues that matter the most to conservatives, even when it wasn't popular in Congress.
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I never think about myself as an artist working in this time. I think about it in macro.
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It is all about technique. The great mistake of this century is to put inspiration and creativity first.
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Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.
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I used to find myself goofed out in the street on drugs. And I had such a bad problem with addiction at the time that I didn't mind. I was dealing cocaine and shooting up a lot of cocaine. And that's not a good space to be in.
