Malcolm Bradbury Quotes
'I think, George,' says Merion, ' the trouble is that you don't have a conflict model of society.'
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It's true that I'm taking a break from writing a regular column to do other things but it's got nothing to do with what dear Simon has or has not written.
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Everyone will experience the consequences of his own acts. If his act are right, he'll get good consequences; if they're not, he'll suffer for it.
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We have the power to do any damn fool thing we want to do, and we seem to do it about every 10 minutes.
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There ain't no genius here. Strategy in baseball is overrated. People say, 'That Weaver, he plays for the long ball too much.' You bet I do. Hit 'em out. Then I got no worry about somebody lousing up a bunt, I got no worry about the hit and run - and that's really overrated - I got no worry about base-running errors. And I can't screw it up myself.
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If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that's a wonderful thing.
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In the day-to-day, farm work is stress relief for me. At the end of the day, I love having this other career - my anti-job - that keeps me in shape and gives me control over a vegetal domain.
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A Lawyer will do anything to win a case, sometimes he will even tell the truth.
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Obviously it's much easier to say that you're going to follow your passions when you're financially secure, but at least we can take solace in the fact that we now have the time to pursue the things that we really want to pursue because now the option of doing things just for the money isn't necessarily there.
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I'm a good audience in general, but it's hard to make me laugh.
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The falsification of scientific data or analysis is always a serious matter.
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There should be no censorship of mail.
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Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.
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It would be ridiculous for me to say anything negative regarding blacks having an equal opportunity on TV.
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I give up on spending time on these courts; I give up on practicing before the tournament I hate. I hate this.
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I'm somewhat overwhelmed by the microblogging that takes place in China, and the smartphones and all the people that want to take pictures of myself and my family.
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There's only so much you can do until you get on set and see the aesthetics of what you're dealing with. Then you see what the other players are giving to you. It's all about the transfer of energy between different actors.
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Writing is something I've always done on the side. I thought that no one would be interested, so I kept it to myself.
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The sound principle of a topsy-turvy lifestyle in the framework of an upside-down world order has stood every test.
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The whole of society is like a cabbage-stalk covered with caterpillars, and none is satisfied till it has crawled to the top.
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I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself.
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I don't know if I have any particular views about women in positions of power, though I do think it's more difficult for women, particularly in a Medieval setting. They have the additional problem that they're a woman and people don't want them in a position of power in an essentially patriarchal society.
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Among irrational animals the love of the offspring and of the parents for each other is extraordinary because God, who created them, compensated for the deficiency of reason by the superiority of their senses.
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Actually I think CGI has the potential to equal or even surpass what the human hand can do.
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'I think, George,' says Merion, ' the trouble is that you don't have a conflict model of society.'
