Kingsley Amis Quotes
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The views of religious-Zionist rabbis are of course worthy of being heard, yet they represent a very defined and very narrow camp within the Israeli spectrum. This is not the way to shape the perception of future division and brigade commanders.
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I did what I could to inflate the rumor I was on my way to stardom. What I was on my way to, by any mathematical standards known to man, was oblivion, by way of obscurity.
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We want a story that starts out with an earthquake and works its way up to a climax.
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There are places where writing is acting and acting is writing. I'm not so interested in the divisions. I'm interested in the way things cross over.
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That's what film can do in a way that TV and other long-form storytelling can't. It gives you this very immersive moment.
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It will be undertaken, of course, in the June or July summit, and then to bring NATO closer to Russia or vice versa is a way to move toward integration - toward the integration of Europe.
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In a world that's smarter than it used to be and, in some ways, smarter than it ought to be, stupidity has a way of making us seem all the more human.
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I can write all the way through the morning, when my mind is clear, and there are no distractions.
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The quickest way may not necessarily be the best.
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In a way my reputation has become that of the curmudgeon.
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Regulators are going to have to come up with a way to treat Bitcoin that is balanced and thoughtful but also recognize that this is a global phenomenon.
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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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Fantasy is sort of a blank slate that everybody can project their own culture onto. Everybody can read it in their own way.
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One, I push my deadlines closer than anybody else, or let's say it this way: I'm really late.
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I made my money in an honest way. And I have declared it all. By co-founding Infosys along with Mr. Murthy and others, I earned financially.
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Every writer uses his own way to motivate oneself.
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As is always the way with pancakes, the first hotcake to come out of the pan will probably be a bit misshapen. Just scoff it, and carry on with the rest.
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I had casually rented an apartment that cost $75 a month because I expected my writing to pay my way.
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I am Jewish and proud of this culturally and ethnically - the ways in which I was born this way and am happy with whom I am.
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You will be a great queen when you come back, you know. And someday you'll love me the way you love your wolf.
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There comes a time in every man's life when he must make way for an older man.
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The only way to ensure equality for women is to clearly declare it in our Constitution.
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Nothing runs forever. How you handle it, the most important thing is how you respect your audience, how you respect your cast, and being incredibly sensitive to how you wrap up any show when it ends a successful run.
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Consciousness was upon him before he could get out of the way.
