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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Passion is needed for any great work, and for the revolution, passion and audacity are required in big doses.
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I love doing collaborations - it's always good to do something that's out the box.
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People who organize their time in a way that allows them to focus are not only going to get more done, but they'll be less tired and less neurochemically depleted after doing it.
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Take everything you can from what people say. Keep going and stick to your instincts. And what your soul tells you to do, use that.
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I'd never taken a job purely for money - I felt that would kill me - but I was afraid that I was heading that way. Then, my brother passing away was the final thing that kicked me over. It reminded me that life is short, and you'd better do what you want while you have a chance.
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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.
