Anthony Burgess Quotes
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I am a free man. I don't need to earn money. But I need to love what I do.
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I am going to keep having fun every day I have left, because there is no other way of life. You just have to decide whether you are a Tigger or an Eeyore.
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I learned that when you stand up for what you believe in, you'll get a lot of support. But there are always going to be negative things said about you.
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People do not lack strength; they lack will.
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I always knew that I was going to be a writer. There was no question in my mind about that.
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They say making laws is like making sausages. You shouldn't watch. It's the same for acting, especially for the actor who works unconsciously.
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The life of the hereafter is the outcome of all this world.
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Don't underlook the Sixties; we started eating more vegetables, respecting women, and we shut down Vietnam. We did a lot of good stuff. But it shouldn't shut you down from the moment.
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I understand why so many Americans are fed up with government. The 112th Congress was almost universally derided as the worst ever. It was the most polarized body since the end of Reconstruction, according to one study, and I grew embarrassed by its partisan bickering, inactivity, and refusal to address the vital challenges facing America.
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I studied really hard. But Hollywood never appreciated my talent.
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Los Angeles is a good city in which to be a reporter. Always entertaining, always an incubator.
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It's funny: I'm a lifelong musician, but because I principally play the piano it's been a solitary thing.
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There's a kind of immediacy that comes with being constantly connected that I don't really relate to in my generation.
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I've always found it embarrassing to receive awards.
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I have to say, I'm still surprised anyone's nice to me, that anyone talks to me. But I think people understand that other people go through things. We're all a bit gonzo, and you're allowed to take a little time to get your head on straight.
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I didn't really know you could make a living in songwriting. I was just very fortunate to have the opportunity to play a few songs for a guy there named Jimmy Ritchey. Through that meeting, I met another couple guys and ended up getting a publishing deal in Nashville.
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I have a harder time finding somebody. The problem is we were growing professionally during the years most people were concentrating on being a person.
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All my books are very spiritual. I started out writing what was most natural to me, many years ago, which is religious, because I grew up in the jungle, the son of missionaries. I want to know, is God real? What's a priest's role?
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I'm busier than I've ever been, but you can go through the lists of people who are bang up there one minute, and then just disappear.
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Watch MTV and you can see what the music scene is like in England. The Spice Girls? Not a lot of creativity in the commercial area. There are still great musicians in England, but not a lot being heard that much.
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You're only as good as your last pass.
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If you're to look at people's social networks, not a lot of white people have a social network that has lots of black people - it doesn't happen. It makes sense to me that online would be as segregated as offline because it's just mimicking patterns that exist in real life.
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I didn't become a good writer until I learned how to rewrite. And I don't just mean fixing spelling and adding a comma. I rewrite each of my books five or six times, and each time I change huge portions of the story.
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…enjoyed Dravidian transports.
