Kingsley Amis Quotes
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People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.
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I am also a drummer of sorts. I've got an electronic set sitting in my bedroom.
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Television is democracy at its ugliest.
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People say that about me, that I apparently buy houses near every boy I like - that's a thing that I apparently do. If I like you I will apparently buy up the real-estate market just to freak you out so you leave me.
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Making music is fantastic.
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I believe there is a direct correlation between love and laughter.
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I'm a slow starter.
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I do have the personnel that we use in the back of my head when I'm working, but I also don't want to limit myself.
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The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.
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This result was confirmed by different researchers using various experimental arrangements.
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I've stayed calm when I'm winning and I've stayed calm when I've lost. Tennis is a sport where we have a lot of tournaments every week, so you can't celebrate a lot when you have big victories, and you cannot get too down when you're losing, as in a few days you'll be in the next tournament and you'll have to be ready with that.
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The U.N.'s impartiality allows it to negotiate and operate in some of the toughest places in the world. And time and again, studies have shown that U.N. peacekeeping is far more effective and done with far less money than what any government can do on its own.
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To keep your job, you fire others or bench them or trade them. You have to do the thinking for 25 guys, and you can't be too close to any of them.
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Sometimes when you're making more errors you want to pull back, but I just need to keep going forward.
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We eat animals because they taste good. And if that's O.K., what's wrong with wearing fur? We need as a society to think seriously about our institutionalized animal use.
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I've purged myself of bitterness and anger and remained open to love.
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Not all offers I get are exciting and inspiring. I would rather sit at home and not work than jump into mediocrity for the sake of just moving ahead. If it's a good script, I would sacrifice my personal time and grab it.
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I don't believe there is any finer mission on Earth than just to make people laugh.
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I think when you're doing good work, you don't necessarily need to be validated.
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A soul which knows that it is loved, but does not itself love, betrays its sediment: its dregs come up.
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In reality, I've always been an actor - since I was a kid. I did theater growing up in New York. I was always in the plays in school. I was either going to be an actor or an athlete or a soldier. Those were kind of the three paths that I always kind of embarked on.
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We still have tremendous work ahead of us to ensure that women have equal opportunities in the workplace and in our society.
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Women on the whole are often not as shallow as men are. They can be, but they cut through things a little more easily than men do in terms of that superficial stuff.
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Women don't seem to think it's good enough; They write about it.
