J. M. G. Le Clezio Quotes
If I examine the circumstances which inspired me to write – and this is not mere self-indulgence, but a desire for accuracy – I see clearly that the starting point of it all for me was war.
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I'm the 1st black platinum artist in Detroit, solo artist in Detroit.
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Films are meant solely to provide entertainment. There are no lessons to be learnt and and inferences to be drawn. Has anyone become dutiful and law abiding after seeing a film that espouses these very virtues? Films can do no more than influence fashion, decor, and hairstyle trends.
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I don't think what I look like is relevant.
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Because I'm in the public eye, I think that I would prefer to date someone regular who isn't in the news all the time, but I think even if you date someone regular, they'll still put it in the news.
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I can't conceive of cooking in a sunny place like Florida because my motivation comes from the changing seasons. That's why I decided to live in New York.
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If you're in a dark place, you're there for a reason. And the only way to get through to those kids or to other people going through the same thing is really to meet them in that dark place and then slowly bring them to the light.
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Put simply, the doctrine of 'Fair Use' applies to content republished from copyrightable material and how much of that content is, literally, fair to use.
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I wanna create a character that's really memorable... like Julia Roberts did in 'Pretty Woman.'
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Actors are greedy. They can never be satisfied. I want praise as well as box office returns.
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About three months before a contest, I drink a lot of water. I start to drink a lot of water.
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Procrastination is opportunity's assassin.
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Some stresses are unavoidable - it's just part of life. One of the things I do to avoid stress is not work with people that I don't really like or drive me crazy.
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It is so difficult in the world for people to find love, true love.
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When I started out, the idea of comfort in shoes was almost a dirty word.
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It's so hard for me to wrap my head around the concept of truth, I don't even know what people mean by it.
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You can't create a monster, then whine when it stomps on a few buildings.
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A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.
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Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.
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I don't think I've had a more miserable life than a lot of people. I think I've had a pretty lucky life.
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You can play Mozart all you want and pretend that it gives you class, but what is class, you know? Class is a bus driver on the M103 who gets off the bus to help somebody on board even though he's tired, he's exhausted, and he's two months behind on his mortgage. That's real class.
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No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.
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There are no great men, just great circumstances, and how they handle those circumstances will determine the outcome of history.
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I never ask him anything about the war. I guess it’s something he has to keep to himself. Maybe it’s a terrible thing, to keep a war to yourself. But maybe that’s the way it has to be.
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If I examine the circumstances which inspired me to write – and this is not mere self-indulgence, but a desire for accuracy – I see clearly that the starting point of it all for me was war.
