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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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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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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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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All one needs to do is read - books, magazines, research the Internet - and pay attention to the influencers in their lives to discover the myriad people of strong moral character who have and still are making positive, meaningful contributions and differences in our world.
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I was pretty taken with Patti Smith, she was my heroine.
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'King Lear,' I've been seeing all my life. I mean, the great actors of my lifetime... to join their company, as it were, by playing a part that's challenged them, is one of the great joys of being an actor who does the classics.
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The question I'm always asking myself is: are we masters or victims? Do we make history, or does history make us? Do we shape the world, or are we just shaped by it? The question of do we have agency in our lives or whether we are just passive victims of events is, I think, a great question, and one that I have always tried to ask.
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When you encourage others, you in the process are encouraged because you're making a commitment and difference in that person's life. Encouragement really does make a difference.
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I love making buckwheat crepes with ham, Parmesan cheese, and a fried egg on top. It's my go-to breakfast.
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It's hard to get fired from the government. You have to, like, kill people.
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Played tennis for years. But you can't improve at tennis after you're 50. You get to be in your 40s, and suddenly you're a doubles player.
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It's possible to look really cute and still be comfortable. You don't have to kill your feet to have a fashionable look.
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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.
