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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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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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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My goal was to play in the NHL, because that is the best hockey in the world.
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I'm a family man. I just love being around my family.
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If I am feeling broken, I can pick up one of Ivy Compton-Burnett books and the next morning I can write again. It puts my mechanism back.
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I felt the most effective way to change people's perception was through the power of images.
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The scarcity trap captures this notion we see again and again in many domains. When people have very little, they undertake behaviors that maintain or reinforce their future disadvantage. If you have very little, you often behave in such a way so that youll have little in the future.
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It's very juicy to twirl your mustache and figure out why people do the horrible things that they do. It's not just because they are evil, but because that's how they somehow explain the world to themselves and justify themselves. It's always interesting figuring out how that happens.
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The Antipods…were always ready to burst.
