Alexei Sayle Quotes
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There are a lot of bad people out there.
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It's an error in judgment to bounce into starting a small business before you cash in on building a strong foundation.
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Ignoring facts does not make them go away.
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I picture my books as movies when I get stuck, and when I'm working on a new idea, the first thing I do is hit theaters to work out pacing and mood.
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When I was growing up in Iraq, there was an unbroken belief in progress and a great sense of optimism. It was a moment of nation building.
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One must act in painting as in life, directly.
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I had never done a roast, but I really wanted to, because it's so different from standup.
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None of us suddenly becomes something overnight. The preparations have been in the making for lifetime.
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I am a movie fan across the board, though, so if a movie is well done then I love it and it does not really matter what the genre is.
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Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.
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Rent and the cost of essentials like food and child care are rising so fast that wages are not keeping up.
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Show respect to all people, but grovel to none.
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When women criticized men, I called it 'insight'... When men criticized women, I called it 'sexism' and 'backlash.'
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I don't even think I'll see all of 'The Mist' until I'm 18. I'm going to the premiere, but I'll close my eyes during the scarier scenes.
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The lyrics are so important to me. And that there is something going on in the lyrics. That the song actually has something to say.
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If you give a party, you better give it right.
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There are certain stars who are not actors. I don't want to be that type.
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I've done some good work and some not-good work.
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I like to praise and reward in a loud voice and to scold in a whisper.
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If there are two persons praying, there are three. If three meet to pray, there are four praying. There is always one more than you can see.
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There is tension between the values of modern society and the principles of Islam.
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With recording, everything changed. The prospect of music being detachable from time and place meant that one could start to think of music as a part of one's furniture. It's an idea that many composers have felt reluctant about because it seemed to them to diminish the importance of music.
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I'm still fiercely ambitious.
