Charles L. Grant Quotes
Art isn't life, you know. It if were, the world would go up in flames. It's artifice. By definition.
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I'm very proud of my Nigerian heritage. I wasn't fortunate enough to be raised in a heavy Nigerian environment, because my parents were always working. My father was with D.C. Cabs and my mother worked in fast food and was a nurse.
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My mind's never gone very far away from what I wanted to accomplish.
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I grew up with a pet iguana named Willy. We had a very contentious relationship. It turns out that iguanas are not meant to live in suburban homes.
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What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
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The new world economic order is not an exercise in philanthropy, but in enlightened self-interest for everyone concerned.
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When you're trying to accomplish lofty goals, and when you're attacking something of great magnitude, you have to have help.
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I happen to be half West Indian, but I don't know that side of my family.
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In my opinion, Christian Dior was never, ever theatre.
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Even if the coverage is leaning toward you or whatever it may be, there's ways to beat it.
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When you use words, you're able to keep your mind alive. Writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.
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I believe in breakfast. It's the one meal that my kids usually eat without a fuss, so that's huge. As for myself, I can't function without it, and I see it as a great way to get some healthy greens in, some coffee, and on a good day, maybe even some news of the world via the newspaper.
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Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.
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It often takes time for the Israeli government to get things done.
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Not all paintings are abstract; they're not all Jackson Pollock. There's value in a photograph of a man alone on a boat at sea, and there is value in painting of a man alone on a boat at sea. In the painting, the painting has more freedom to express an idea, more latitude in being able to elicit certain emotion.
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Getting your screenplay right is the most important thing you'll ever do on your film.
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Certainly, hunger can bring out the worst in us. But it can also bring out the best.
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It is easy but inaccurate to label any legislation which makes it easier for working families to combine family and work responsibilities 'job killers.'
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There's going to be positive and negative in anything in life.
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I was a 'Laurel and Hardy' nut. I got to know Laurel at the end of his life, and it was a great thrill for me. He left me his bow tie and derby and told me that if they ever made a movie about him, he'd want me to play him.
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For a surfer, it's never-ending. There's always some wave you want to surf.
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These rules may seem simple enough, but it will require great morale and physical courage to adhere to them. But if carried out in the strict sense of the word it will surely lead to a greater success than could otherwise be attained.
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I couldn't remember what life was like before I started walking.
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Art isn't life, you know. It if were, the world would go up in flames. It's artifice. By definition.
