Nick Cave Quotes
The problem with books, now that I've written one, is that the idea of adaptation is so much easier than sitting down to write something new.
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The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.
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We have a problem. 'Congratulations.' But it's a tough problem. 'Then double congratulations.'
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What can you do if a part of it is uphill? You can't work out another route. You've just got to run the one they give you. But they tell me London is a nice course. Even the cobbles, I hope, are not very much of a problem for me.
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The problem of different sensitivities of distinct protein groups to lysosomal inhibitors has remained unsolved and may have served as an important trigger in the future quest for a non-lysosomal proteolytic system that may be involved in at least certain aspects of intracellular protein degradation.
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Ego is one of the biggest weapons that is used to take us down. It's self-destructive. It's a problem on all levels - even regular people can have big ego problems.
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We worked on solving the problem of voice communications in a noisy military environment. We established military codes that are highly audible and invented selection tests for personnel who had a superior ability to recognize sound in a noisy background.
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What I want is to try and get across the idea that reading for pleasure is so beneficial. And turn children on who have maybe been switched off reading or never found a love of it in the first place.
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At fifty, that is in 1880, I formulated the idea of unity, without being able to render it. At sixty, I am beginning to see the possibility of rendering it.
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There are many reluctant young readers who haven't yet found books that make them laugh.
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Murderers, in general, are people who are consistent, people who are obsessed with one idea and nothing else.
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I dread the idea of a paparazzi snapping me while I'm out running.
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I don't think about who the audience is for my books.
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I like the idea of the comedy of resilience.
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Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.
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If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
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Nine-tenths of tactics are certain, and taught in books: but the irrational tenth is like the kingfisher flashing across the pool, and that is the test of generals.
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I wanted to make good records. But my problem is I've got a low boredom threshold, so I wanted it to look and sound different with each album, which is really tantamount to suicide, cause people lose it, they lose it - they say: 'I like that, and that's not this.'
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Every true, eternal problem is an equally true, eternal fault; every answer an atonement, every realisation an improvement.
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Sweet are the uses of adversity which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in his head.
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The reason for great distress is the body. Without it, what distress could there be?
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Since we can stream music online, it’s easier to hear music from around the world. It’s easier to stumble upon new music and artists.
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Know that what appears to be Love for an 'other' is really Love of Self because 'other' doesn't exist. So this innermost Love can be given to no 'other'. Love of friends is for the sake of Self, not for body to body. True love has no Lover or Beloved because all Love is Love of Self.
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When I went from being an academic to being a member of the community of writers some of my former colleagues did look on me with a certain resentment.
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The problem with books, now that I've written one, is that the idea of adaptation is so much easier than sitting down to write something new.
