Andrew Sean Greer Quotes
I was good in biology, but I did very badly in chemistry, and my parents were horrified by that.
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I've had a pretty charmed life, so there's nothing that I need to take too seriously right now.
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It was kind of easier for me to do records that didn't take a year or two years of my life to write and to make.
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I'm not a really religious person, but those moments onstage feel like some sort of religious experience because no one holds back, especially 'Stay With Me' when I finish the show. It kind of turns into an anthem when I perform it live, and it feels like there's a lot of love in the room.
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In the beginning, I didn't dance that much and stuff.
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I would love to do some theater.
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I'm the eldest at 51, and if the Stones can drag themselves around once more, then there's a few more albums in us.
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There are many ways of showing your protest and discontent without the actions of Kremlin.
Garry Kasparov -
Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.
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Finding a good band is Iike finding a good wife. You got to keep trying till you find the right one.
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Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
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You can't, no matter what anyone says, build a movie around someone.
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Anyone who has played the game professionally, you're always taught that the ball is the most important, most precious thing, so when the ball hits the ground, it's always a mad scramble. It's amazing how many times there is a fumble, and the person who recovers it initially doesn't walk away with the ball.
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Laws are to be enforced justly but firmly, with an iron hand. This is the case anywhere, even in a family.
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The greatest weakness of most humans is their hesitancy to tell others how much they love them while they're alive.
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Killing people because you don't like their ideas - it's a bad thing.
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Think both big and small. Loving to bake doesn't only mean becoming a baker. It could mean starting a blog, becoming a food photographer, or going into organic chemistry.
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We conclude that, simultaneously with the organization of the colleges, there should be at Santa Cruz an organization by disciplines, whose units would have a voice in appointments and promotions, in course of programs, and in the allocation of funds for research.
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Ruby inherited the Perl philosophy of having more than one way to do the same thing. I inherited that philosophy from Larry Wall, who is my hero actually. I want to make Ruby users free. I want to give them the freedom to choose.
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Before, I was terrified on stage. I only play guitar during the acoustic songs. After a while, you can elicit certain responses from the crowd, like Elvis.
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I had no idea I'd end up writing four books when I completed 'Mortal Engines.' I didn't even think it would find a publisher.
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If everyone does some good, think of what a good world this will be.
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I was good in biology, but I did very badly in chemistry, and my parents were horrified by that.
