Alexander Brome Quotes
'Twas drink made me fall in love, And love made me run into debt, And though I have struggled and struggled and strove, I cannot get out of them yet.
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It's difficult to talk about, you know, my inadequacies, my inability to stay sober when I'm a relatively bright man and I've had a lot of great blessings and a lot of great opportunities.
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I don't even own a television. I don't watch network television.
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I tend to deal with characters who are sort of at that same point of wrestling with, 'Who am I going to be as an adult? What do I believe? How am I defining myself in the context of my culture and my peer groups, my family?'
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I think people appreciate honesty.
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Anything - a destination, a person - that has some mystery around it becomes exciting and attractive.
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A well-conceived product excels at what it does. It's close to being functionally flawless - like a Ziploc bag, a radio from Tivoli Audio, a Philips Sonicare toothbrush, a Nespresso coffee maker or Google's home page.
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I was born abroad, but my parents were both English. Still, those few years of separation, and then coming back to England as an outsider, did give me an ability to see the country in a slightly detached way. I suppose I was made aware of what Englishness actually is because I only became immersed in it later in life.
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There was no military reason to drop atomic bombs on Japan. They were used as terrorist weapons - killing innocent people to influence other people.
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Back in those days intimidation was the greatest tool the drill instructor had. Without that tool, he would not have had control.
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I was writing a lot even as a kid.
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It is better that one's customers come to one's shop than to have to look for them abroad.
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I don't like the 'must', the 'always', and the 'never' words. I don't like 'no' either.
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If the sun comes up, I have a chance.
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There are far too many people in university in Britain. If you want to make money, be a plumber.
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My grandfather gave me my first guitar, an old acoustic with palm trees and dancing girls painted on it.
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I love to travel. This is the time for me. When will I do it if not now?
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As for pressure, there's always the desire to give my best to every film. After all, so many people put in so much of hard work.
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I love going to my supermarket. Sounds so rock 'n' roll, eh?
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'My father still reads the dictionary every day. He says your life depends on your power to master words.'
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Love is not only blind, but a fool, a stumbling mess falling backwards through showroom doors into atmospheres unwelcoming of his presence.
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Il n'existe que trois êtres respectables: le prêtre, le guerrier, le poète. Savoir, tuer et créer. Les autres hommes sont taillables et corvéables, faits pour l'écurie, c'est-à-dire pour exercer ce qu'on appelle des professions.
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The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion.
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'Twas drink made me fall in love, And love made me run into debt, And though I have struggled and struggled and strove, I cannot get out of them yet.
