William Dalrymple Quotes
Mr William, he said, in my life six times have I crashed, and on not one occasion have I ever been killed.( Bevinda Singh taxi driver from City of Djinns
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Humorous writing is often thought of as substandard in comparison to work with a more dramatic or tragic intent. I don't know what to say to this except that I disagree wholeheartedly.
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No, I never had any dreams. The process of art is a dream in itself. The artist just doesn't... you work out something. It's yours. You don't have to go to sleep to do that. You do that on the canvas.
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When I'm not on tour, I love to have a long breakfast at home in my garden.
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No unborn baby has ever had the right to choose or deny its own destruction.
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I believe the President was enormously effective in small groups, small groups being anything under a hundred, where you could really communicate.
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Making ski racing fun and engaging for kids and families is an exciting opportunity and a real passion of mine.
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He who considers himself a paragon of wisdom is sure to commit some superlatively stupid act.
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The Constitution was framed upon the theory that the peoples of the several states must sink or swim together, and that in the long run prosperity and salvation are in union and not division.
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There can never be enough writers anywhere in the world.
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Religion struck me so vague a thing at best, that I could perceive no advantage of any one system over any other.
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The greatest encouragement is conveyed in prayer.
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My real hair color is kind of a dark blonde. Now I just have mood hair.
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If Manliness had a soundtrack, the score would be metal.
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Nothing could be easier than disturbing a status quo instituted by others; the real work of the sinister
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I wonder if childhood is ever really happy. Just as well, perhaps. To be blissfully happy so young would leave one always seeking to recapture the unobtainable. Like those people who were always happiest at school or university. Always going back. No reunion ever missed. It always seemed to me rather pathetic.
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There is an arrogance across the aisle that believes the Senate should not have a seat at the table.
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If you light upon an impertinent talker, that sticks to you like a bur, to the disappointment of your important occasions, deal freely with him, break off the discourse, and pursue your business.
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Mr William, he said, in my life six times have I crashed, and on not one occasion have I ever been killed.( Bevinda Singh taxi driver from City of Djinns
