Leslie Charteris Quotes
Others, amounting to four novels and a mess of short stories which I did not think worth preserving, I have done my best to eliminate from the record by refusing all requests for permission to reprint them, and I hope I have done a good job of making them hard to unearth.
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There's nothing unnatural in creation.
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One of the biggest problems with the modern feminist movement is its failure to bring men along with us.
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The society Shakespeare knew was heading for tremendous change, and he seems to have recognized that and written about it in a coded way. I understand those codes, I think.
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It's hard to pick out one particular wrestler.
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I started working for the 'NY Observer' when I was 33. After I had been writing for them for about a year and a half the editor said, 'Your stories are the most talked about stories in the 'Observer'; you should have your own column.'
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Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies Government.
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You gotta improvise in life. You gotta improv if the police pull you over.
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I do love to capture beauty in this world. And photos can last the test of time.
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I love a lot of music that's considered folk music, but I also love a lot of music that's considered punk or considered rap. I don't mind being called a folk singer. But it seems a bit limiting. I want to be able to write whatever kind of song I want.
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I can only think of music as something inherent in every human being - a birthright. Music coordinates mind, body and spirit.
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My favorite animal is steak.
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Only Arab Israel, the land of Israel, is our true homeland.
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The world gets very small after a while, if you stick around long enough.
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I am a very reserved person and have very few friends in the industry, while most of my close ones are from school and college.
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What I love about Tadashi is that he isn't a designer that designs only for a double-zero. He designs for double-Ds, you know? Women of all shapes and sizes can wear him.
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We are hopeful that President Obama, in his State of the Union Address, will express a willingness to work with Republicans to enact all of these jobs bills.
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I don't only write about English literature; I also write about chaos theory and... ants. I can understand ants.
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I started writing regularly for 'The Atlantic' roughly around the time that Barack Obama got inaugurated.
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I like the 'Simpsons' pinball machines. Those are pretty great.
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Random distributions are not good things, because people are risk-averse, and this risk adversely affects their welfare. If you get too much price uncertainty, all kinds of long-term, mutually beneficial contracts can't be entered into.
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I'm not thuggin' for me, I'm thuggin' for my family, I pay all the bills, I feed my whole family, wrong or right, I do and I can't stop.
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I felt like if I wasn't sharing myself physically, I would actually get a chance to see the downfalls of my partner. I would be able to minimize my intake of being disappointed.
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When I'm DJing for two hours, I might play two or three Smiths songs.
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Others, amounting to four novels and a mess of short stories which I did not think worth preserving, I have done my best to eliminate from the record by refusing all requests for permission to reprint them, and I hope I have done a good job of making them hard to unearth.
