T. C. Boyle Quotes
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We share a wonderful, I think, physical or geographical heritage.
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The unlikely combination of potatoes and pasta does appear in some Italian recipes.
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I have been the struggler of the century. Fortunately, everyone loves the underdog.
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Religions do a useful thing: they narrow God to the limits of man. Philosophy replies by doing a necessary thing: it elevates man to the plane of God.
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Action is the foundational key to all success.
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I think personal beliefs of everybody shape everybody.
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I get a choice every time I have to open my mouth: that it can be with civility and dignity and grace - or not.
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Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people, brings happiness.
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Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
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Security was another reason. You never know what can happen to you when you earn a lot of money.
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Concepts of justice must have hands and feet to carry out justice in every case in the shortest possible time and the lowest possible cost. This is the challenge to every lawyer and judge in America.
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Instead of passing on choppy waters to the next generation, we should endeavor to leave them a calmer sea.
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No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.
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I just want to try writing for other people 'cause it's quite exciting.
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I believe sci-fi fans are incredibly intelligent.
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Mountain climbing is my passion, and to empower women through my expeditions is the reason. I am doing the mountain climbing to empower women.
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I think I look pretty decent in a tux.
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'It must be nice to think there is a true reality,' says Miss Callendar. 'I've always found reality a matter of great debate.'
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It's absolutely ugly, but unfortunately quite true of the world today; the more money you make, the more people tend to listen to you. If you're not quoted in Fortune or Forbes or the Wall Street Journal, then nobody listens. If you say something that makes a lot of money, whether what you said is true or not, people listen.
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A man's true estate of power and riches is to be in himself; not in his dwelling or position or external relations, but in his own essential character.
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Offence is no longer defence - it's a full-time profession. Everyone is so offended all the time. The new police force that we weren't told about: the moral police. No qualifications, no training, no understanding of actual morality, but they have a degree in the art of being offended.
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Art saved me. It may sound corny, but it's true.
