A. S. Byatt Quotes
Where would we be without inhibitions? They're quite useful things when you look at some of the things humans do if they lose them.
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You don't have to be an heiress to look like one, if you act like one then everyone will just presume you are one.
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When people think of me, I want them to think of a travel show host who's really funny and good at his job, and I think eventually the CP won't even play into it, or at least that's the goal.
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I had 45 amateur fights, and I was able to win two national titles in those three years as an amateur.
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Gay kids need to stop killing themselves because they are made to feel worthless by cruel and relentless bullying.
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It's always fun teasing the person. When they ask if I'm gay, I say, 'Oh, I don't know.'
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A scientist who cannot prove what he has accomplished, has accomplished nothing.
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The happiest I have ever been is in the life that I led with my wife and kids.
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Music was a big outlet for me. Being able to play an instrument and sing was definitely a good way for me to escape things I was dealing with: family issues, growing up, being a kid and not knowing what I wanted to do with my life.
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For us, overseas employment addresses two major problems: unemployment and the balance of payments position.
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Try letting a Kindle protect your heart from sniper fire!
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I worry about people who sell out to chase fame because when they get it, it might not be so satisfying.
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Not raising the debt ceiling is not an automatic trigger for a default.
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There is an idea of democracy produced by one-sided thinking.
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You know, rock stardom... I have a hard time discussing that because I don't really accept it. It's not really that tangible. What's really bizarre is how it's used as a thing - you know, 'He's the rock star of politics,' 'He's the rock star of quarterbacks' - like it's the greatest thing in the world.
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Australia has a very big history of incarceration. What does that mean to us? What does it mean that we came over to a country that's not necessarily ours and filled it with white prisoners?
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I have never worried about 'Frontline' becoming an old-fashioned news brand, because we never were.
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Talk about your problems. There's no need to feel shy. It's always good to talk about issues that concern you.
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I loved statistics from a young age. And I studied very much in Sweden. I used to be in the upper quarter of all courses I attended. But in St. John's, I was in the lower quarter. And the fact was that Indian students studied harder than we did in Sweden. They read the textbook twice, or three times or four times.
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I like a film that makes the audience feel like they are in the middle of life as it is moving, and in a way, they are catching up. They are thrown into things.
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Over the past few years, the road to confrontation has shown its consequences: loss of innocent lives, destruction and fear. Most costly, however, was the loss of hope. The most precious gift that you can present to your peoples over the coming weeks is renewed hope born out of tangible progress on the ground.
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I don't do negative things.
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The thing about tennis is if you stay off for two weeks, or just for three days, you can lose your rhythm quickly. So it's just a question of constant diligence and vigilance.
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Where would we be without inhibitions? They're quite useful things when you look at some of the things humans do if they lose them.
