William Boyd Quotes
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I would like 'I Dream of Genie' powers.
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When the government takes video of people in public places, the images should only be kept as long as they may reasonably be needed to investigate a crime. After a few days, if there has not been a report of a crime, they should be destroyed.
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I couldn't find anyone doing something about the astounding injustices women were experiencing, so I decided to do something myself. I cannot tell you how many people ridiculed my efforts.
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I like to eat meals I will remember. Otherwise, what's the point?
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Creative people are more prone to depression.
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Too many actors get on an ego trip and won't do commercials, so they sit around for 20 years between jobs.
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I am too weary to listen, too angry to hear.
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For me, it's easier to play with my right foot. It's simple. If I go right, I see Diego and have different solutions: I go alone or pass to Diego, or the midfield can join in. If I go the other way, the cross with my left foot is not good.
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I don't attend costume parties.
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Poverty is the worst form of violence.
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Living in that childish wonder is a most beautiful feeling – I can so well remember it. There was always something more – behind and beyond everything – to me, the golden spectacles were very, very big.
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Even when there are adverse circumstances, I try to do my job. And I usually do.
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A lot of people think that reptiles don't feel, and they do. I think everyone should keep in mind what it is they are buying and if it is really worth it to them.
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'Everywhere you look it unpacks to infinity. What you look for, you find. And you people can have it. All of it.'The comfortable generosity of this offer puzzled Kearney, so he decided to ignore it. It seemed meaningless anyway.
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God gave me life to continue to do things that I would never have done.
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The only thing that we have earned at the hands of perfect justice is perfect punishment.
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RRC remains the best publication to hit my mailbox
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I'm banned from Middlebrook elementary for telling dirty jokes to the janitor. The janitor! He cleans up dirt for a living.
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If I had my wilderness, nature could be my lover. What can I do in the paved streets for my thirsty roots? I waste time. I encourage fools. I slip the vital hours into penny slot machines -- to pass time, to start my stuck wheels only love can oil.
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If you don't finish half of the races, you are not going to have a very good season.
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I've never seen magazine covers and seen music videos and been like I need to look like that if I want to be a success. Never. I don't want to be some skinny mini with my tits out. I really don't want to do it. And I don't want people confusing what it is that I'm about.
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I write thank-you notes the minute I throw the wrapping paper away.
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We talked filth for a pleasant half hour.
