Len Deighton Quotes
The factory workers say that it’s impossible to do anything right. If you arrive five minutes early you are a saboteur; if you arrive five minutes late you are betraying socialism; if you arrive on time they say, 'Where did you get the watch?'
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Comedians take a neat situation and turn it into a mess. And in my books I do the same thing, but it's the other way around. I like to mess around with mess. A mess is only a mess because someone tells you it is.
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His advice to me is basically to just love what you do and don't let the fear of failure stop you.
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I want to do roles that take women a step farther. I don't want to be slotted into anything. But if I get a brilliant role which requires me to be a mother, then I will do it. But I want people to see that a woman could be anything at whatever age, even if she is married or has two kids.
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Anyone familiar with my work knows that I am extremely critical of all religious faiths.
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There's a lot more to me than just power.
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When I'm not touring, I hardly ever leave my house. Part of it is I get to do what I'm most passionate about, which is work on music and make new songs.
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I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too.
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I write in English because I was raised in the States and educated in this language.
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A very quiet and tasteful way to be famous is to have a famous relative. Then you can not only be nothing, you can do nothing too.
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The physics of water is central to cooking, because food is mostly water. All steak that you cook is actually boiled on the inside.
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I used to hate working out - until I learned how to do it properly.
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The women I gravitate to are the ones who defy convention and reinvent themselves - hence, they reinvent the world around them.
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I knew that I wanted to be a writer even before I knew exactly what being a writer entailed.
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I've never seen anything so abhorrent in my life as Harry Reid. He's an equal opportunity basher. He goes after everybody, and I think it has been so, frankly, disgusting.
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Everything people say I couldn't do I've done.
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There are few more powerful tools for promoting stability than the institution of marriage.
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Democratic leaders, whose power is ultimately dependent on popular support, are held accountable for failing to improve the lives of their citizens. Therefore, they have a powerful incentive to keep their societies peaceful and prosperous.
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I downloaded a Ricky Gervais podcast once at the persistent urging of a friend and found it funny but distracting – if I'm online, I'm surfing, which means I'm distracted from the podcast. So it's a form that doesn't really work for me.
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The few emerging economies that have avoided booms and busts have done so by adhering to sound policy frameworks.
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I used to just sign papers and not pay no attention to what I'm signing.
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Now, unless someone's, like, 50 or older, they're meant to behave like girls. And it's a broad stroke: It's not just a moment of being vulnerable and girlish.
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One of my favorite vacation places is Miami, because of the people, the water and the beach - of course - and the architecture on Miami Beach is so wonderful.
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I actually really love to work out. You need to find what you love.
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The factory workers say that it’s impossible to do anything right. If you arrive five minutes early you are a saboteur; if you arrive five minutes late you are betraying socialism; if you arrive on time they say, 'Where did you get the watch?'
