Patrick deWitt Quotes
The initial spark, your affection for the characters, all those things can disappear. It's a perilous thing.
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Anybody who plays the stock market not as an insider is like a man buying cows in the moonlight.
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Paul McCartney and The Beatles in general are my idols. And I love Sting. I got to meet Sting. That was really cool. Dustin Hoffman is my favorite actor. Also, I think of Magic Johnson as an idol.
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If longevity is the best index to measure a company, a basic requirement is the ability of the corporation to generate new and new leaders.
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No constitution is or can be perfectly symmetrical, what it can and must be is generally accepted as both fair and usable.
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In today's world, it is no longer unimaginable to think that business can operate - and even thrive - in an environmentally-friendly manner.
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I don't like to talk about myself.
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I think the kind of films and roles I do takes a whole year... I think it is justified. At some point, we have to come to that place where we are equally paid. It is a small step... we are headed to that direction.
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In my case Pilgrim's Progress consisted in my having to climb down a thousand ladders until I could reach out my hand to the little clod of earth that I am.
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The appeal of the Golden Age heroes for me is their simplicity, even their naivety - they represent the fundamental building blocks of the whole superhero genre, whether it's a 'super' man able to lift cars, or a vigilante who terrorises criminals at night like Batman.
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Homosexuality is like an inside baseball thing. It's like a gag that people share; 'How is your husband?' But when it comes to bringing diversity to a broader audience, suddenly it's a different road. It's what we call 'a risk.' Isn't it our responsibility to elevate the standards and change people's perceptions?
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I kill from conviction, not to pass a personality quiz.
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There are now discussions taking place on other aspects of the negotiating framework, principally on this issue about absorption capacity and privileged partnership.
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I wanted to be the kind of woman who would attract a certain kind of man that I could respect. That was my thinking. It had to do with the kind of couple I would be a part of.
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Some people aren't sure what to make of it.
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The intention of each lesson is getting you to recognize what you're doing, kinesthetically. Once you're conscious of it, you then can choose whether to continue doing the same thing or not.
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I've always learned how to deal with my problems through my words, through my education, and through my intelligence, which I think is important and the best way to deal with an issue.
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Bad news, Harry. I've just been to see Professor McGonagall about the Firebolt. She – er, got a bit shirty with me. Told me I'd got my priorities wrong. Seemed to think I cared more about winning the Cup than I do about staying alive. Just because I told her I didn't care if it threw you off, as long as you caught the Snitch first.
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Morality in the novel is the trembling instability of the balance. When the novelist puts his thumb in the scale, to pull down the balance to his own predilection, that is immorality.
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No man of high and generous spirit is ever willing to indulge in flattery; the good may feel affection for others, but will not flatter them.
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The root and the flower have to trust each other. If the root does not trust, the plant won't blossom.
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It is grossly selfish to require of one's neighbour that he should think in the same way, and hold the same opinions. Why should he? If he can think, he will probably think differently. If he cannot think, it is monstrous to require thought of any kind.
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The initial spark, your affection for the characters, all those things can disappear. It's a perilous thing.
