Niall Williams Quotes
We tell stories. We tell stories to pass the time, to leave the world for a while, or go more deeply into it. We tell stories to heal the pain of living.
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Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.
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I live in England, so I take a lot of trains, and you can't really go anywhere without somebody talking on their mobile phone behind you, forcing you to listen to their conversation. With the Internet, with texting, with networking sites, there's already information everywhere.
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No one knows who Peter Parker is. People just know who Spider-Man is. When you get that in the mix of growing up and finding yourself, that's more of a relatable tone than being Captain America and having the country's weight on your shoulders.
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And it's a lot harder to hide with four musicians than it is with eight.
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I love winning more than I love playing badminton. Winning is everything.
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Sometimes you want a Part Two in your life.
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The ability to sympathize with those around us seems crucial to our survival, and it's connected to the mirroring functions of the brain.
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Having an affair with an intern is just an incredibly stupid thing to do.
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I've always been interested in acting - since I was a little girl.
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Human folk are as a matter of fact eager to find intelligence in animals.
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Just because you didn't start out perfect doesn't mean you can't have an excellent result in the end.
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I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want to move in with them.
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As a German citizen, as a German professor, and as a political person, I hold it to be not only my right but also my moral duty to take part in the shaping of our German destiny, to expose and oppose obvious wrongs.
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I just think 'Law & Order' is the gold standard. History is going to show that it's probably one of the best series of shows that has been on television.
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Yonkers made me strong and made me believe in myself, because so many people would doubt you and not believe. There are people that would believe in you, but the environment was so harsh, nobody wanted you to get out, you know?
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One of the great sources of employment for people with Ph.D.s in geometry is the animation industry.
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I don't understand why we give up genres, and the Western is a great genre. It's a part of the rich history of cinema and who we are as we've evolved as people, as a community.
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I'm terribly fastidious. I like symmetry and neatness, but my house is as chaotic as any other family's.
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I believe that the power of literature is stronger than the power of tyranny.
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People who know me know that I'm a rabid fan of the Kansas Jayhawks. My quirky habit is that every Kansas game is on my calendar, and, more often than not, I will plan and schedule flights around them so that I can engage and watch. I have already brainwashed my family to be Jayhawks fans.
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All isolation is wrong so say the herd. And long didst thou belong to the herd.
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Every high degree of power always involves a corresponding degree of freedom from good and evil.
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I particularly loved the adjective bookish, which I found other people used about as often as ramrod or chum or teetotaler.
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We tell stories. We tell stories to pass the time, to leave the world for a while, or go more deeply into it. We tell stories to heal the pain of living.
