Anthony Burgess Quotes
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I know what to do and I go and execute.
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The conclusion that I have come to is that actually, no religion, whether it's Islam, Christianity or any idea based on scripture or texts, is a religion of 'anything,' really.
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I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.
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Our number one priority is to spend every peso possible to include those who are currently excluded.
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But I did an awful lot of work in Hollywood, and in New York for that matter.
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I would like to put forward a simple thesis that should no longer be at all controversial: it is now objectively the case that our national interests are increasingly affected not just by what happens between states, but also by how people are treated within states.
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I hate competition.
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If there's one thing I've learnt, it's that I don't think a man ever looks better than when he's in a suit. So I'm wearing them increasingly, not in my personal life, but in my professional life, and I'm really enjoying it.
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A lot of things and a lot of money is involved in a movie. It is very upsetting when a movie doesn't fare well at the box-office.
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I hope to continue building my acting career and work more on projects that fulfill my artistic thirst.
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I'm not desperately looking for a man, but I'm sure one of these days, I'll find my Mr. Right.
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I have moved to a smaller house in Paris, and I don't fancy having so much staff now.
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I'm an Indian-origin painter. I will remain so to my last breath.
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The single most important thing we can do to protect our communities from climate change is to reduce dangerous carbon pollution.
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There has always been a saying in baseball that you can't make a hitter, but I think you can improve a hitter. More than you can improve a fielder. More mistakes are made hitting than in any other part of the game.
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Startups on the inside are always badly broken.
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Sometimes people who are Jewish are held to a higher standard which sometimes we take great pride in.
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When I was on a major label I felt obliged to say yes to every interview, tour and whatever else. The label is always telling you, 'This ain't going to last,' so I worked myself half to death. I learnt from that and I like to pace myself now.
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To be allowed to come back to WWE is the greatest gift that's ever been given to me. Back in the day, I never appreciated what WWE had given me, because I was in too much disarray and too confused about my own life. I let opportunities foolishly slip through my hands.
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It feels like when novelists say they find their characters are doing things they never thought they'd do, the material comes alive, and that's how I feel making music.
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In these times of stress, snark, division and despair, I still suspect that two of the most important features we possess are imagination and a capacity for goodness. Those are qualities for which we will be remembered most fondly.
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I don't want anyone to look to me, not for protection, not for happiness, not for love, not for anything.
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Love is a strange emotion. It is ever evolving. Lust is transient. With time, one realizes that love and togetherness are two different things. Very few people are lucky enough to experience the two emotions simultaneously.
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The dog looked up through its hairy yashmak and farted.
