A. S. Byatt Quotes
Do I do as false prophets do and puff air into simulacra? Am I a Sorcerer--like Macbeth's witches--mixing truth and lies in incandescent shapes? Or am I a kind of very minor scribe of a prophetic Book--telling such truth as in me lies, with aid of such fiction as I acknowledge mine, as Prospero acknowledged Caliban.
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Keep your energy levels high by adding bananas and egg whites to your diet.
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The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent.
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Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
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I haven't sold to the movies. In other words, I haven't gotten any enormous checks yet.
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I took a whole stunt course and pretty much got certified as a stunt driver. It's ridiculous how easy it is once you understand the car and know how to do it.
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Michael was very specific during rehearsals. When he was pleased, he always had this charming grin.
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There's no sex in Middle Earth.
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Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.
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We all wanted to copy Vivien Leigh.
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I had never been out covering a story, but boy, was that fun.
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The biggest thing for me with charity is awareness. Obviously as an athlete, I have an opportunity to make people more aware. The average person doesn't have that opportunity, so the best way is to spare some money, clothing, food - something. Most of us have a little excess of something that we can give.
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I always find Victoria's Secret models a bit weird.
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The way our government handled the Chibok girls case goes beyond an election matter. This is not a one-time issue we discuss over elections. We need to have a deeper conversation about what kind of a nation we want to be.
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From as early as I can remember, I was focused on becoming a lawyer.
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I was a 200-pound defensive back on Saturday, but after the season, I was performing 'Lysistrata' or 'Fences.'
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My passion for strengthening the community and making peoples' lives better is stronger now than when I first got into politics.
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It will take a long time for women's effect on politics to register so that we may properly appraise it.
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I was a stock broker once. I think there is an absolute place for market investments. But they should never be the basis of one's retirement. They should be an additional piece on top of a basic, secure, guaranteed retirement benefit.
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My life is an open book.
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I'm a social justice supporter, but there is no social justice on a dead planet.
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I like to take a puff or two before going on the air. I still get stage fright when I have to perform. A little grass gets rid of the problem.
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It is profound philosophy to sound the depths of feeling and distinguish traits of character. Men must be studied as deeply as books.
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Do I do as false prophets do and puff air into simulacra? Am I a Sorcerer--like Macbeth's witches--mixing truth and lies in incandescent shapes? Or am I a kind of very minor scribe of a prophetic Book--telling such truth as in me lies, with aid of such fiction as I acknowledge mine, as Prospero acknowledged Caliban.
