Andrew Chan Quotes
I don't think I was really going anywhere in life. I don't think, I was achieving too much, even though I had a stable job and all.
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My professional and human obsession is the nature of language, and my best relationships are with other writers. In many ways, I know George Eliot better than I know my husband.
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I'm not very good in crowds, so I usually try to become as small as possible.
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Criticism in the universities, I'll have to admit, has entered a phase where I am totally out of sympathy with 95% of what goes on. It's Stalinism without Stalin.
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I will never support any tax increase on middle-income earners, ever... If you're not going to eliminate loopholes and exemptions, then I wouldn't support lowering rates.
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It was always my desire to strike new ground and help to lend weight where it was most required.
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The more walking-around money I have, the less I walk around.
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Even if you only want to write science fiction, you should also read mysteries, poetry, mainstream literature, history, biography, philosophy, and science.
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Harpo Marx looks like a musical comedy.
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Acting was just another part of my life, as it still is today. It's 1 of the 10 things I love doing. It's never just been my life. As cheesy as it sounds, all my eggs were never in just one basket. I had a thousand baskets going on.
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Enjoy every sandwich.
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With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.
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There have always been arguments showing that free will is an illusion: some based on hard physics, others based on pure logic.
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Americans are xenophobic, they will believe their own people rather than the adversary, even a friendly enemy voice.
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I'll invent a lie. Ricky Gervais has done anything interesting since 'The Office'. There's a lie right there.
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When I was in my 20s, I thought I knew who I was. And then as soon as I turned 30, I realized that person has bruises and bumps and dark parts. And you kind of go, well, that's it. I'd rather embrace it than force myself to change.
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If you begin to think you are solely responsible for keeping your loved one alive and safe, you will eventually find yourself playing God. This phase can develop into an unhealthy, codependent relationship.
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How is it that mercury is not safe for food additives and Over the Counter drug products, but it is safe in our vaccines and dental amalgams?
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I love winning more than I love playing badminton. Winning is everything.
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When I'm DJing for two hours, I might play two or three Smiths songs.
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To look at the issue of life and abortion, actually we're moving in that direction where most Americans oppose most abortions.
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To me, a critic is some loser who has no idea... someone with an opinion. We all have opinions. No offense, but what makes them dictate what is cool and what is not.
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I'm only just learning what language to use when I want my microphone turned down, you know, because it's all so new to me. It can be quite difficult on a daily basis to communicate with the people I work with, so I'm just looking forward to knowing more.
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Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space.
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I don't think I was really going anywhere in life. I don't think, I was achieving too much, even though I had a stable job and all.
