Anthony Burgess Quotes
As I walked towards travel, that illusion of liberation, I strangely felt myself walking back into childhood.
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The products in my bathroom are pretty minimal. Issey Miyake makes great cologne, and I use everything from Zirh, especially their shave scream. I really like Mario Badesco aftershave, too. It's amazing.
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Being on 'The Vampire Diaries' feels almost like a game you play when you're a kid. When I was a kid, I used to have to take the garbage out at night on Wednesdays. I lived out in the country. I'd take the garbage out, and I used to pretend that I was the only person in the whole world, except for one other person, and he was looking for me.
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Physical bravery is an animal instinct; moral bravery is much higher and truer courage.
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Limitlessness is important for me; I want to be able to use every opportunity to push me forward onto the next thing.
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If my child had prejudice in his head, I'd be ashamed. I would see it as my failure as a parent.
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I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.
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I grew up in uptown Jamaica; I went to a rich school. I was raised by my mother and my stepfather; they made sure education came before anything. I had a good childhood, grew up spending time with my bigger brothers and sisters. My people are good people. I was exposed to a lot of different kinds of people and culture.
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Life isn't about quantity, it's about quality.
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There's a generative material relationship between the material and the image that comes up.
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Pure art is a noble pursuit. Applied art is a business. That's one reason design firms have been so eager of late to add consulting and manufacturing to their core aesthetic competencies.
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No person, not even a congressman, is above the law.
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Love yourself instead of abusing yourself.
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Before I got into grad school, I used to work as a deck hand on these ferry boats in San Francisco, and they did day tours. It wasn't a bad job. I made decent money. But you were sitting down all day, tying up the boat, wiping it down. For some guys, that's a dream job, but for me it was kind of torture.
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Of course it's fantastic to have bands formed in garages, but there is a market for other types of music.
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Ironically, I'm a really crap liar, even though I do it for a living. I give away too much, somehow. I can't lie!
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My husband believes that he can make a difference. He loves people.
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I invested all my money in debt.
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My soul is dark with stormy riot: directly traced over to diet.
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He is not guilty who is not guilty of his own free will.
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I'm very proud of my love for Whitney Houston. She really changed my life. She made my life a better life. She was so beautiful in her love for God, her love for her family and her love for music. She truly loved her music. She could do everything! She had flawless rhythm, flawless pitch, flawless feeling, and flawless beauty.
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Growing up in any big city, you get exposed to so many beautiful cultures. I've grown up with a lot of open eyes around me that's influenced my eyes to open.
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To me, the best writing points to something literal or common but is also nuanced: The moment when somebody is telling you they love you while simultaneously disappointing you. Everybody's experienced that.
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Life can be a bore if you're constantly walking sidewalks instead of a tightrope once in a while.
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As I walked towards travel, that illusion of liberation, I strangely felt myself walking back into childhood.
