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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I grew up watching "That's So Raven" and "Lizzie McGuire," and I said to myself that I could do that one day, and here I am. This is a dream come true and I am just ecstatic to be here living out my childhood dreams.
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Sometimes people say I'm a political comedian, which, actually I'm not. I'm a comedian who sometimes discusses politics, culture - again, the word 'politics' to me is just life.
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I've never been pushy. People have said I should have been, more, but I'm not sure. I've watched hugely ambitious people: the minute they've got a success, they know where it's going, they know how to deal with it, and it all happens for them. Great. But that's not the way I - well, I don't like to use the word 'operate'.
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After 'Crocodile Dundee,' I turned down lots of stuff, most of it where I'd play the girlfriend of some funny man.
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I love walking into a bookstore. It's like all my friends are sitting on shelves, waving their pages at me.
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The dog looked up through its hairy yashmak and farted.
