William Trevor Quotes
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What can you say about a society that says that God is dead and Elvis is alive?
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As a kid, I was always a tomboy, playing sport and doing martial arts. And I'm pretty opinionated - I've never been told that I'm a weak person.
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If you're going to play a villain, there's no greater compliment than being told that you give people nightmares. I never thought I would be the actor that would give people nightmares.
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A stronger yuan could lead to greater Chinese asset accumulation in the U.S. and elsewhere.
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I've worked hard throughout my entire life, but I don't think all the hard work could have produced the same results without all the genetics I was given.
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I didn't record any additional dialogue for this CD, they are excerpts pulled from existing episodes.
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Chile's mines are very dangerous; the country has a lot of earthquakes.
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I don't want to rap forever. But I want to be rich forever.
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We all have a way to contribute, to your community, to your family, whatever it is you can do.
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My deceased grandmother on my mom's side was a real fairy godmother, who lived to be 102 and who I always feel is looking after me.
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The people who despise America are the editors of the 'New Statesman.' Their green-card applications must have been turned down.
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Seeing myself on the screen makes me cringe. I understand that I am that way - pouty.
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Obviously, you need talent to do well in your sport, but I think hard work goes a long way. You need to be lucky within the sport too, though. In badminton, you can benefit from good draws and people getting injured.
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Obviously, 'Lincoln' is not about the telegraph operator. There's a whole other movie before and after the two isolated scenes that I'm in.
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In all likelihood, you've been treated by a Muslim doctor or served by a Muslim waiter or worked beside a Muslim computer programmer. Even if you think, 'I don't know any Muslims,' it's probably not true.
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I'd always felt very strongly in the power of vocation.
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I remember trying to be funny, and both of my parents were terribly funny. My father was also very dignified, but my mother was an absolute ding-a-ling, a ripper.
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I always thought that you breathe, you eat, you go to sleep, and you draw.
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I look to work with businesses that know what they are doing but need larger distribution or exposure.
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Now you see why I hate to leave my lab. It tires me out too much to have to do other people’s thinking for them.
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With a fractured sense of self, we come to depend on what people feed back to us - often mediated through social networks - not what we are. We have complex identities but may become less able to act as a subject - confident in what we really are.
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Old age is when the liver spots show through your gloves.
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I just like boys who are good-looking, really! I like people who are tall with a good sense of style. My faves are the indie look, the smart look or the surfer look.
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People run away to be alone,' he said. Some people had to be alone.
