William Golding Quotes
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Technologically, I live in the 17th century; I don't have a computer, I don't have any of that stuff. I don't look at the Internet, although I know people tell me I'm all over it. Somebody told me they Googled me, and they said I was mentioned two million times, some stupid thing... but who cares?
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We all know how funny Morrissey is. Actually, you know what? I say that sarcastically. His songs are some of the funniest songs I've ever heard in my life. I mean, really. I mean, not that the 'Girlfriend in a Coma' is, like, really funny.
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I really loved living in the White House, but I don't miss it at all.
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I love dresses, and I've definitely thought about designing them someday. I just want to make sure that I wait until the time is perfect and I can do it right.
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The last paragraph, in which you tell what the story is about, is almost always best left out.
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I love Adele; she's a timeless, classic beauty. I think she's beautiful. She's just a real woman.
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We have the American people properly concerned about the future of our country and the world.
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But in the first Gulf war the United Kingdom was not under any threat from Iraq, and is still less so in the second one. Then there is no justification for obstructing freedom of information, particularly as nations have a right to know what their soldiers are being used for.
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I could play for the worst team if they paid the most... If the last-place team offers $200 million and the first-place team offers $10, I'm going to go for the $200-million no matter what team it was.
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Anger is a manifestation of a deeper issue... and that, for me, is based on insecurity, self-esteem and loneliness.
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The E.U.'s 500 million citizens enjoy the right to live and work in any of the Union's 27 member states.
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We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.
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As a kid, I played my share of football in the street or in a vacant lot.
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I was living with my dad, and I loved it. But I could totally imagine that if I didn't move out quickly, I would end up staying there well into my 30s.
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War and preparations for war have acquired a kind of legitimacy.
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More than anything, I think the best thing you can do as an artist is just stay as true to yourself as possible and hope that your fan base will appreciate that.
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Restful sleep is a key ingredient to living a miraculous life. I'm not saying we need eight or ten hours a night to feel fully rested. In fact, sometimes less sleep can be more restorative than many hours. The key is to have real sleep... the drooling-on-the-pillow kind of sleep.
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After going through that gubernatorial recount and its aftermath, you know confidence was shaken, ... So it's very important that we have good elections this time.
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Life changes very quickly in a very positive way if you let it.
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I'm sorry to say, but 85% of so-called 'green' firms make some of the ugliest buildings that were ever made. So for God's sake, I don't want to be categorized with them.
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I've got quite a good brain and all that, which I've never had to use in singing at all.
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I'd seen Elijah [Wood], when I was a little boy, in The Good Son. And then, I was a huge fan of The Lord of the Rings. It took awhile to get over that whole, "That's Elijah Wood - Frodo, from The Lord of the Rings." I was a mega fan of that. I went to the all-day screenings of the director's cut, where you could see the really long versions of all three movies, in one day.
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Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Kill the pig! Bash him in!
