Anthony Burgess Quotes
Rosemary was only a spinster in the strict sense of denotation. She was eminently, eminently nubile.
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Acting is doing. It's not speaking; it's behavior. It's something happening, even if you're only listening.
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On the whole, I don't like reading long books. I'm not a fan of 'Ulysses.' And I haven't quite finished 'War and Peace.'
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I think it's time we all agree that gender stereotypes are simply the confabulation of our own mind.
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I seldom read anything that is not of a factual nature because I want to invest my time wisely in the things that will improve my life. Don't misunderstand; there is nothing wrong with reading purely for the joy of it. Novels have their place, but biographies of famous men and women contain information that can change lives.
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When I talk to people in need, they tell me they want to hope; they are eager for opportunity; they are ready for better days. And I can tell you that every time their hopes are disappointed, all nations lose.
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If you believe these polls, you're making a mistake.
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This is my first wuxia movie and I must consider this before trying to make something with my own.
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It's important to have masculine energy around your child.
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I'm never running for office. I love being able to speak to members of Congress or members of the Senate and floating on either side, because it takes all of us. It's going to take both of them.
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I was shocked when 'The Hobbit' ended where it ended. I wasn't paying attention to what they were doing; I didn't know they had another movie, and I couldn't believe it was when the dragon came out.
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I was an all-sport athlete growing up. My dad, I think, hoped I would go to college on a scholarship.
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One of the real worries I had before the first season of 'Treme' aired was that, man, people in New Orleans really hold movie and television shows up to a high standard in how they depict the city.
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When our backs are on the wall, that's the time when we enjoy having fun, relax out there, do our thing, don't get the pressure on, see the results, day by day, game by game.
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Different times need different types of leadership.
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Remember, MTV would only show white videos for a long time. Can you imagine that? That was the '80s when that happened. It's hard to even think of that now, you know?
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I always give RZA that support as far as saying he brought Wu-Tang to the table. It was his philosophy. He picked certain dudes to be part of this group, and he said, 'This is what it's going to be called.'
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How is it even sustainable in 21st-century America that women earn, on average, 77 cents for every dollar earned by men?
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This is one Hart that you will not leave in San Francisco.
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I just love to work hard.
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If you Vollard should ever happen to find that picture 'Milliners's workshop' 2 by Edgar Degas I know an American who will pay any price for it.
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What beauty is, I know not, though it adheres to many things.
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If Joy Behar or Sherri Shepherd was a dude, they'd be off TV. They're not funny enough for dudes. What if Roseanne Barr was a dude? Think we'd know who she was?
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In vain she told herself that he was unworthy any woman's trust and love, still the unconquerable sentiment that once made her happiness now remained to become her torment.
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Rosemary was only a spinster in the strict sense of denotation. She was eminently, eminently nubile.
