Alan Furst Quotes
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They want to let the audience figure things out and let the reaction shot get the laugh.
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In film, you are a totally different person than in the video.
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I tolerate lactose like I tolerate people.
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I lift heavy weights and sprint, but I am so bad at it that I develop severe injuries.
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I played didgeridoo from a young age - on the vacuum cleaner, initially.
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The junior senator from Wisconsin, by his reckless charges, has so preyed upon the fears and hatreds and prejudices of the American people that he has started a prairie fire which neither he nor anyone else may be able to control.
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To be under occupation, to be under siege, is not a good inspiration for poetry.
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What's so funny about cats is that they have this kind of aloof, superior vibe to them. Even if you love them, they are unpredictable. Dogs are more social, and the way that they attach and bond to us is much more human.
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I didn't understand the advantages of staying active until I was about 27.
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Given the divisiveness and pain that have accompanied several state religious freedom laws, I approach attempts at legislating religious exceptions to anti-discrimination laws with great sensitivity and care.
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People always say that my work is sensational or shocking but there are truly shocking things you could do, and my sculptures don't go anywhere near that.
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At the same, we need to remain sensitive to the reality that we are still an African society in which the majority of the people and communities live under severe deprivations and afflictions that are no fault of theirs.
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I make M-rated games for adults, you know, with guys wearing sunglasses at night and trench coats.
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I'm very serious about acting.
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In 1964, at the age of 39, Flannery O'Connor died from complications of lupus. She had lived with this autoimmune disease for 14 years, primarily confined to her mother's farm, Andalusia, in Milledgeville, Ga.
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I go to temple a lot less than I would like because when I do, people still look at me as if they think it's a publicity stunt.
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The crew, like all Italian crews, was generous, warm, and enthusiastic.
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Often, the pretexts for starting a war are not real shortages of land, food or fuel, but rather perceptions - like fear, honor and perceived self-interest.
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I started writing songs when I was real young, when I was 3 years old. The piano spoke to me - I don't remember when I wasn't playing piano. My second grade talent show was the first time I performed my own thing. I dressed up as Dracula and played a song called 'Monster Rock' that I wrote. And I won.
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They want everything to be better for their children. I think athletes are starting to see that and that's why they're starting to speak out.
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Print works! It works as a business proposition - our print readers of the Mother Jones not only provide revenue in the form of subs and ads, but they are a core part of our donor community; 10 percent give us a donation on top of their subscription; that's about the same rate as NPR gets from its listeners.
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If I had to choose a single action I guess I would say stop driving.
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I most enjoyed doing 'Whites,' a show BBC2 cancelled after one series. It had some beautiful, witty, charming scripts and was one of the most positive ensemble pieces I've done. I thought the end result was really special. I'm still confused about why it didn't last longer.
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If you're a writer, you're always working.
