Anthony Burgess Quotes
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I don't care tuppence whether I'm forced into a leadership position or not. I'd much sooner not.
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The modern economy is becoming a place where women hold the cards.
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It takes madness to find out madness.
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We must not sacrifice one of our remaining untamed places in reckless pursuit of oil. We know we have to leave oil in the ground, or destructive climate change will become unstoppable. If not in the pristine and vulnerable Arctic Ocean, then where?
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There are a lot of magazines that are still sort of... that only cater to a certain demographic and only put certain people on their covers.
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The hard work definitely paid off and hard work always does.
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I'd like us to deliver a little message to all the men still out there who think it's the '50s, and coming home simply means watching television with a beer.
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It's such a hard thing to write a song for your fans without sounding naff and thanking them for spending money on you.
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Vamps no longer exist. Stars have taken their roles.
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Winning is very important to me. I wouldn't be happy with anything less. And I work towards my goal.
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I buy books, I have shelves of books. I love to read.
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I don't see anything wrong in someone wanting to be famous or having sky-high ambitions.
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'I think that I will not answer that question,' he said at last. 'I would create as many false images as there were ears to hear me.''Half as many,' Clissum pointed out delicately.
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The roots below the earth claim no rewards for making the branches fruitful.
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Smoke weed, take pills, drop outta school, kill people and drink. Jump behind the wheel like it was still legal!
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In every deed of mischief he had a heart to resolve, a head to contrive, and a hand to execute.
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I fought against the bottle but I had to do it drunk
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I'm a big believer that as much as possible, and there's obviously political limitations, freedom of migration is a good thing.
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I've been committed to personal growth since I was a teenager, and I'm a believer in the idea that your thought is the only thing that matters.
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As with most people, my ideology and my attitudes about life were informed by parents and family.
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Playing the good guy is tough because you know as well as I do, in real life, you have to watch your P's and Q's and conduct yourself in a respectable manner if you expect to have friends.
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Am I a criminal? The world knows I'm not a criminal. What are they trying to put me in jail for? You've lost common sense in this society because of religious fanaticism and dogma.
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Don't worry. You don't know enough to worry. . . . Who do you think you are that you should worry, for cryin' out loud. It's a total waste of time. It presupposes such a knowledge of the situation that it is, in fact, a form of hubris.
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The Antipods…were always ready to burst.
