Pat Barker Quotes
Fiction should be about moral dilemmas that are so bloody difficult that the author doesn't know the answer.
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I guess hip-hop has been closer to the pulse of the streets than any music we've had in a long time. It's sociology as well as music, which is in keeping with the tradition of black music in America.
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The Siren waits thee, singing song for song.
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Most of the offers I get from Hollywood are for teen comedies. My manager thinks I'm crazy for turning down all that money, but I'm very picky.
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Even complex passwords are getting easy to break if they're too short. That's because today's inexpensive computer chips have the power of supercomputers from the year 2000.
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If you don't enjoy it, then putting in the long hours is going to take their toll. If you don't enjoy it, then putting in the long hours is going to take their toll.
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I can just sense some eyes, some people kinda stare a little bit like they recognize me but don't quite know for sure kinda thing.
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Portland, Oregon won't build a mile of road without a mile of bike path. You can commute there, even with that weather, all the time.
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The important thing is that men should have a purpose in life. It should be something useful, something good.
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I'm a bad liar; I don't know what to say backstage.
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I don't care to be remembered as the man who scored six touchdowns in a game. I want to be remembered as a winner in life.
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Are there differences between black actors' opportunities and white actors' opportunities? Yes, there are. It's been said.
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First and foremost, I'm a decorator and product designer. Everything I do, the television shows, the books, that comes from the design work. It's what I love.
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Oregonians continually demonstrate a strong belief in fairness and equal treatment under the law.
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I always think of my films within the context of where aesthetics meet economics. That's the nature of making art - not being naive about what is possible and getting what you need to tell the story you want to tell.
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Examine the history of China for 2,000 years back, and then compare it with the Western history of fifty years! Does the government of these foreign countries present such a record of generosity, benevolence, loyalty, and honesty as ours?
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When France was the only reference for chefs to learn, you could go everywhere in the world, and they would copy dishes directly because they didn't have much expanded imagination or technique or knowledge.
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Normally, when congee is served, the different condiments and garnishes are placed in little bowls on the side so diners can make their own personal creations.
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If you're old enough to be arrested, you're old enough to carry a gun.
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Great men of action... never mind on occasion being ridiculous; in a sense it is part of their job, and at times they all are.
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I get to enter into the world the director has created: to live these different lives on top of my own life.
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I'm no economist. I don't even play one on TV. I'm just a husband, a father, a taxpayer.
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Philanthropy is natural. For a mother, taking care of her children is natural. If I am rich, I take care of the poor, like a mother would.
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Fiction should be about moral dilemmas that are so bloody difficult that the author doesn't know the answer.
