Fairfax Cone Quotes
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It's true that I run a multi-national group but I have no interests in India. So please tell me, what should my identity be?
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Beauty means expression and being your most authentic self.
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Politics is the art of the possible.
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Tell everyone what you want to do and someone will want to help you do it.
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People are struggling. They're trying to make ends meet, and they're looking for Washington to deliver for them. And they don't feel that that's been happening as quickly as it should. We share that frustration. There's no one more frustrated than President Obama.
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I'm totally a geek.
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Up against the corporate government, voters find themselves asked to choose between look-alike candidates from two parties vying to see who takes the marching orders from their campaign paymasters and their future employers. The money of vested interest nullifies genuine voter choice and trust.
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You can only be free as an artist if you're free as a person.
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I make money using my brains and lose money listening to my heart. But in the long run my books balance pretty well.
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I like Modest Mouse. I'm our biggest fan. And enemy. I won't waste people's time by putting out a Modest Mouse record just because. That's fair, right?
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I've always been fond of acoustic music.
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I am slightly fascinated by the question of whether humanity is capable of change. I may have come to the conclusion that we're not, but we keep trying.
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Things derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves.
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Before the 20th century, the ulcer was not a respectable disease. Doctors would say, 'You're under a lot of stress.' Nineteenth-century Europe and America had all these crazy health spas and quack treatments.
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This flattery has been rather slow in coming. I think all of sudden late in life now I'm getting some credit for what I've done. Which is gratifying, but it's kind of a little late.
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I'm aware of the decisions I make and the responsibility I have as a role model. I wouldn't disregard that. It's a privilege.
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You cannot survive if you do not know the past.
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I'd done some acting stuff when I was younger, around age nine.
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Indecision is a virus that can run through an army and destroy its will to win or even to survive.
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Some of my books sort of have a provocative take. Sometimes you find interesting things about characters that show they weren't necessarily the way people usually see them. It can make for lively conversations, but that's great. Spark a little controversy, get people to think about it. That's what it's all about.
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Any good attacker will always beat a defender who's face-marking you.
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Your audience gives you everything you need. They tell you. There is no director who can direct you like an audience.
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We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.
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Advertising is what you do when you can't go see somebody. That's all it is.
