Andrew O'Hagan Quotes
Long before the arrival of reality TV - before speed cameras, before recording angels on buses and lampposts - I felt I was living in a country that already knew how to watch itself. It was journalism that held the responsibility for seeing who we were and noticing what we did.
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Time Inc. has amazing titles - really great content.
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Money is finite; it's limited by a number and what you can buy with it. Power has no limits if you're willing to go far enough in order to get as much of it as you can.
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The PBSI (Indonesian Badminton Association) have to work harder to widen the pool and find quality players. The present indifferent culture has to change.
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It ultimately becomes an asset to be part of a theatrical family if, indeed, you're good at what you do.
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It's a different era. Our job now is to show leadership and vision and to help the next generation of artists.
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I actually like to sing on 'Rock Band.' I prefer to take the mic.
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One morning I woke up and was plunged into psychological shock. I had forgotten I was free.
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As an actor, you always think that whatever job you have is going to be your last. In some way, shape or form, you think you're going to screw it up and you're never going to work again.
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I always feel that most people out there who aren't sure if the gym is really for them aren't prepared to pay and find out.
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Music is pretty intimate stuff and I can only work with very few people: Gonzalez being one, Mocky being another and, on a completely different level, Broken Social Scene. With Broken Social Scene it's not one-on-one, it's a one-on-12. It's very healthy, very comfortable, like a big pot luck supper among old friends.
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I've done a lot of roles where I'm the hero saving the planet.
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I rush to add that I find the Web infinitely useful for rustling up information, settling arguments or locating the legends of rock stars.
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If I'm so popular, why did they replace me with Tommy Thayer?
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I used to get a shiver if I thought about holding balloons, because I was scared of floating away.
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In my own case, the most inflammatory statements I have ever made are ones that I have written and remain willing to defend.
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I know some people say I can be funny. But there is always a deeper meaning to what I say. I am a socialist at heart and have the interests of the poor in mind. When people see how I manage to work my way out of tough situations, it gives them hope in their own life.
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There's this sort of cloud that hangs where people are like: 'How long can you keep the heat of 'Homeland' going?' People have short memories is the truth, and Hollywood loves the new and shiny.
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I know how to wrap my turban a little better now. In the beginning, it was a little weird.
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Phone are wonderful instruments, but I wouldn't want our daughter to marry one.
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It's very certain that North Korea is developing nuclear weapons for offensive purposes. They don't need nuclear weapons to defend their own country.
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Certain issues have been associated with contemporary feminism and in a certain sense circumscribed for that reason.
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I've been to two stadium gigs in my life. One was James Brown and the other was Pink Floyd. They both sounded the same. I couldn't tell the difference between James Brown and Pink Floyd. I've never liked stadiums.
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Aching all over, we reached level ground again, and Mr. Christy withdrew his claims, and agreed that no road anywhere else could possibly be so bad as a Mexican road; a decision which later experiences only served to confirm.
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Long before the arrival of reality TV - before speed cameras, before recording angels on buses and lampposts - I felt I was living in a country that already knew how to watch itself. It was journalism that held the responsibility for seeing who we were and noticing what we did.
