Alan Hollinghurst Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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The fossil record is incredible when it preserves things, but it's not a complete record.
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Beckett had an unerring light on things, which I much appreciated.
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I've got a lot of other things I want to do.
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I like to wear things that are daring but also not seem too avant-garde.
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I don't watch a lot of T.V. I only watch things via Netflix, so I only watch the things that I'm choosing to watch.
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I've done a lot of things that I regret.
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Living in New York after 14 years, I'm such an outdoors kind of person. I love gardening and building things. I like restoring old furniture.
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There are all kinds of things you can do to marry literacy with health.
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I've always been able to put things in perspective.
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I don't get distracted until the weight of other things left undone finally tips the balance; my mind is flooded with calls, bills, supermarkets, letters, and I have to stop and sort things out.
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I listen to National Public Radio, which, to me at least, presents the most rounded view of things.
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I have no skills. I'm bad at most things.
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When we have financial struggles, kids are so much more aware of things than we want them to be.
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I love to watch low-budget indie artsy films, but I do also love the big blockbuster things. I would love to do that one day, do a Marvel film. That would be really great.
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Some things in literature are inexplicable.
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Greater things are believed of those who are absent.
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I love going to football games and going to homecoming dances and just doing normal things.
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I always compartmentalized so many different things.
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Ronald Regan doesn't dye his hair - he's just prematurely orange.
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We shouldn’t be afraid to embrace whimsy, that nagging idea that life could be magical; it could be special if we were only willing to take a few risks.
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My mother taught me the principles of hard work, setting my own goals and visualizing my future. From my early days with Destiny's Child, I understood I had to be focused and dedicated if I wanted true success. We were taught we needed a plan and the discipline to execute that plan to the fullest. I strongly believe if you work hard, whatever you want, it will come to you. I know that's easier said than done but keep trying.
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There is more to be said for stupidity than people imagine. Personally I have a great admiration for stupidity. It is a sort of fellow-feeling, I suppose.
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I like things to reverberate, to be suggestive.
