A. S. Byatt Quotes
I don't like gurus. I don't like people who ask you to follow or believe. I like people who ask you to think independently.
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If people want to really know what's up with me then they can read one of my interviews.
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In the eyes of many people, giving doesn't count unless it's completely selfless. In reality, though, giving isn't sustainable when it's completely selfless.
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And also, I know I have this responsibility or mission to show people, to encourage them to live their dream, too.
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I don't like it when people don't hold the door. I don't know, that really bugs me... I guess I like manners.
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People die because they find living too painful.
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When people are wrong, you've got to let them know it.
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I developed an optical lure that imitates certain types of bioluminescent displays that I think might be attractive to large predators. The other way to do it is just use dead bait, but I think dead bait attracts scavengers, and we wanted to attract active predators.
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I'm surprised how hot it gets in the Moab Desert. I knew it got hot, but I didn't think it got, like, Mercury-hot.
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If I don't know I don't know, I think I know. If I don't know I know, I think I don't know.
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After people have repeated a phrase a great number of times, they begin to realize it has meaning and may even be true.
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I do believe that the states have the right to make the definition of marriage, and each state can define it as they so choose through their elected representatives.
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You have got to clean your own house first before you tell other people that they aren't doing it right.
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You feel this pressure that people will take you more seriously if you play guitar, but I've decided I'm a singer and that's enough.
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I don't think there are that many awesome roles out there, whether we're talking about movies or TV.
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I don't want to be disrespectful to people who are incredible at their craft, but the truth is, if I didn't get paid for it, I wouldn't act. The best-paying jobs are usually the worst films. You're a very small cog in a big machine.
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The question of likability is a bit of a puzzler for me. You know, I don't write people with likability in mind. It's more whether or not I find them compelling.
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I believe in free trade. I don't support regulating trade prices between different regions. Our point of view is we don't want trade barriers between different countries.
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Most of the time, I don't really give people a chance. I have a wall up. I'm always protecting who I am. Thinking about my brand. I make it hard on people. Sometimes, it's a good thing. Sometimes, it's a bad thing.
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If you don't think too good, don't think too much.
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The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they most enjoy.
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If employees need to stay late in order to curry favor with the boss, what motivation do they have to get work done during normal business hours? After all, they can put in the requisite 'face time' whether they are surfing the Internet or analyzing customer data.
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I am constantly the butt of jokes.
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I don't like gurus. I don't like people who ask you to follow or believe. I like people who ask you to think independently.
