Ben Miller Quotes
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
Fran Lebowitz -
Reading galleys on the subway is the closest the publishing industry comes to having a standardized mating call.
Karan Mahajan -
It's very irresponsible to deny the reality of a problem to see whether it might stop existing.
Carles Puigdemont -
I learned to listen and listen very well. It helped me athletically and in the classroom as well. The person who talks a lot or talks over people misses out because they weren't listening.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee -
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
A. A. Milne -
Our elders are always optimistic in their views of the present, pessimistic in their views of the future; youth is pessimistic toward the present and gloriously hopeful for the future. And it is this hope which is the lever of progress-one might say, the only lever of progress.
Randolph Bourne
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I'm not angry; I write about angry characters. When I'm doing that, I'm happy. Just like when I'm writing about Mickey Sabbath being lustful, I'm not feeling lustful; I'm happy.
Philip Roth -
I don't have to sit around and wait for the next movie to come along, I can go out and sing.
Diana Ross -
New York City is still the art capital - every time I'm in New York, I'm thinking about competition.
Takashi Murakami -
Are you saying you don't love me?" Hazael asked Liraz. "Because I love you. I think." He paused in contemplation. "Oh. No. Never mind. That's fear.
Laini Taylor -
You and I, as citizens, have the obligation to shape the debates of our time, not only with the votes we cast, but the voices we lift in defense of our most ancient values and enduring ideas.
Barack Obama -
I didn't know you would be here last night, but you were. We can't fight fate. Instead, we must accept that fate has given us a special opportunity.
Lisa See
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Are you saying that I don't deserve love just because of the body I'm in? I wouldn't say that to you. That's horrible. I wouldn't do that to you. I deserve love. People like me deserve love because we are human.
Gabourey Sidibe -
The devil smiles when we are up to our ears in work, but he trembles when we pray.
Corrie Ten Boom -
God, please use me" is the most powerful affirmation we can say for an abundant career. It is the miracle-worker's prayer. Everybody wants a great job. Accept that it's already been given you. The fact that you're alive means a function has been assigned to you: open your heart to everyone and everything. That way you're a vessel of God. Don't worry about what to say or what to do. He'll let you know.
Marianne Williamson -
I take every possible side.
Tom Stoppard -
The seed of mystery lies in muddy water. How can I perceive this mystery? Water becomes clear through stillness. How can I become still? By flowing with the stream.
Lao Tzu -
Book reviews have never helped me. Most of them erred in their interpretations and their work has been a waste of time.
Manuel Puig
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Every writer since the beginning of time, just like other people, has been afflicted by what a friend of mine calls
William Styron -
Everything resembles the truth, everything can happen to a man.
Nikolai Gogol -
Qmail out of the box works fine, so people will want to use it regardless of licensing restrictions, even when the software does not ship with their system software.
Wietse Venema -
Life is a mystery: you've just got to go with it.
Ben Miller