Kingsley Amis Quotes
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The hatred Muslim extremists feel against the West feeds on certain conflicts in the world.
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I don't have a great instrument. I don't have the kind of ungodly control over my voice and body that great actors have. And I've worked with enough great actors to know that I'm not one.
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Be fond of the man who jests at his scars, if you like; but never believe he is being on the level with you.
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There are no rules, no models; rather, there are no rules other than the general laws of Nature.
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I've always wanted to tackle the casual part of dressing. Knits to me are always just easy. I've fantasized about packing a suitcase of only knits: You just throw them in, roll them in a ball, pull them out and they still look fabulous.
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Mum is the girliest of them all, but she ended up with me, the tomboy.
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One of the reasons I love devils so much is not based in my faith, but because as a kid, I grew up loving heavy metal and horror movies, and the devil is such a huge presence in both.
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I am happy in Paris.
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You should take notes whenever you hear interesting or original language.
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I doubt that most people with short-term thinking love the natural world enough to save it.
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Fun opens the doors to creativity, which then leads to inspiration, which then births passion, which all together equals both happiness and success!
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The Synod of Bishops has existed for forty years. In that long span of time it has been for all of us a good school for introducing us to the universal dimension of the Church.
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My sole ambition is to rid Mexico of the class that has oppressed her and given the people a chance to know what real liberty means. And if I could bring that about today by giving up my life, I would do it gladly.
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I thought I would set the world on fire when I got out of college. I had done quite well in a field that was growing. Unfortunately, we got hit with a recession in 1981.
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Not a day has gone by in my life when I haven't thought about death.
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We worked lightly even in the heaviest parts.
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As an artist, you're pretty sheltered backstage. You often don't know what's going on out there.
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You don't have to get it right the first time.
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They were very considerate, I must say. Every time I felt I was about to slip out of these fingers and would yell for help, they'd let me down and re-organize things.
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For the young people here: practicality is a good thing. There are times where compromise is necessary. That's part of wisdom. But it's also important to hang on to what you believe.
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Way too many people believe Republicans are anti-immigrant, anti-woman, anti-science, anti-gay, anti-worker.
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Clark Gregg is so cool. He's a pretty cool cat. People are drawn to him.
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It was no wonder that people were so horrible when they started life as children.
