Anthony Burgess Quotes
I suppose the only real reason for travelling is to learn that all people are the same.
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Far worst of all, the fever had settled in Mary's eyes, and Mary was blind.
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Minimalism now is a reaction to what came before. It's absolutely of its time. Music moved into the set theory thing, and moved out of it.
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I grew up being a dancer, so I was always doing some sort of dance number, like the Tornado in 'The Wiz.'
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Big Business can make laws as easily as it can break them - and with as little impunity.
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When I was prepping for my Broadway debut as Romeo, it really hit me that I had never done that. I had trained at drama school for three years in my late teens to early 20s, and I'd studied Shakespeare, of course, but I hadn't actually performed it. So to do something like Romeo for my first Broadway role was a challenge.
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We don't expect every operator to be Christian, but we tell them we do expect them to operate on Christian principles.
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I had one girl tell me last night that I'm the greatest thing ever, that she wants to aspire to be me. Just stuff like, 'You're my idol. I love you.' It's awesome. It's what it's all about.
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In those days, even as a boy, I watched some people that I knew were living way beyond their means.
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And when did mere preaching do any good? Put something in the place of these things. Fill the vacuum of the mind.
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Nobody likes a child to die or losing an election.
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I like it when somebody tells me a story, and I actually really feel that that's becoming like a lost art in American cinema.
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I wish I could make multiple records, stylistically. The way that I'm gonna remedy that is to make a diverse record with a lot of different styles on one record.
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I love books.
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A novel is a great act of passion and intellect, carpentry and largess. From the very beginning, I wrote to explain my own life to myself, and I invited readers who chose to make the journey with me to join me on the high wire.
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A writer without a reader doesn't exist.
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I like visualizing a lot, so the night before a competition and right before, I will visualize myself. I'll close my eyes, turn away from everybody, and just see myself doing exactly what I want to accomplish.
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When you forgive somebody, it doesn't necessarily mean you want to invite them to your table.
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Excelsior, higher and higher, but only step by step.
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I'm never the smartest guy in the room. I'm willing to work harder than most people around me, come earlier, stay later.
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I can't put on a facade every time I go out.
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How often had he longed to hold us, hug us, grant our every wish, but held himself back for fear of letting us see his vulnerability, believing as he did that real love demanded not affection but discipline?
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Customs and immigrations officials are trained to detect the unusual. In some countries they are especially alert to CIA officers
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I don't mind there being some medievalists around for ornamental purposes, but there is no reason for the State to pay for them.
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I suppose the only real reason for travelling is to learn that all people are the same.
