Alan Furst Quotes
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One of the achievements of the reform movement is that people realize that they can be democrats and remain faithful Muslims. Democracy is now an established idea.
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I'm pretty gross. When I talk I can be gross and crude.
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There's never going to be a great misunderstanding of me. I think I'm a little whacked.
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Democracy should be practiced not every six years, but every day.
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Our built-in human system for mimicry explains why we humans can transfer our good and bad moods to each other - if we aren't careful!
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I come from a poor family, I have seen poverty. The poor need respect, and it begins with cleanliness.
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I watched so many movies when I was a kid, and I'd watch them over and over.
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It was not until I was in my forties, in the fifth decade of my life, that the sense of place, the spirit of place, became of paramount importance to me. It was then that I began my travels, that I discovered, through photography, the quality of light, and that I gradually became able to paint the mood of place.
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Well, I think the world changes around you - I think you don't change. That's as simple as that.
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Starting with 'Forever, Interrupted,' I somehow convinced myself that in order to create content, I had to consume content. What this means is that I have legitimized binge-watching television and told myself that I must do it for work.
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I don't thrive on stress. I love lying on the deck on our houseboat reading a book.
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At Time Warner, I had ten percent of the stock after the merger. But when we merged with AOL, I was diluted down to three percent.
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What is needed now is a transformation of the major systems of production more profound than even the sweeping post-World War II changes in production technology.
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Make-up is an extension of your clothes.
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When I was growing up, my dad and I would go hunting and camping every weekend. Like everyone in my family, he is an amazing cook, and I've tried to learn a lot from all of them.
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We ought to recognize that religious strife is not the consequence of differences among people. It's about conflicts between creation stories.
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Nose-to-tail eating is not a bloodlust, testosterone-fueled offal hunt. It's common sense, and it's all good stuff.
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I have Graham Greene's telephone number, but I wouldn't dream of using it. I don't seek out writers because we all want to be alone.
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I'm looking to make history.
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I've never disliked a character I've played. I've always tried to find the humanity and the reasons for what he does.
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Now Livie's gone west, out of the dust, on her way to California, where the wind takes a rest sometimes. And I'm wondering what kind of friend I am, wanting my feet on that road to another place,instead of Livie's.
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Assumption is the mother of the screw-up.
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My time in Weimar Berlin was the most elegant in my life. I would have parties for a hundred people - writers, scientists, artists.
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I would have loved to have another 10 Eric Ambler books.
