Yann Martel Quotes
If you stumble at mere believability, what are you living for? Isn't love hard to believe?
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I'm crazy about the Coen brothers, I'm crazy about Sean Penn. I love the usual suspects like Susan Sarandon, Meryl Streep and people like that.
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The United States may be a religious nation. But it is also a nation with a strong commitment to separation of church and state.
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You gotta ask 'why' questions. 'Why did you do this?' A 'why' question you can't answer with one word.
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I'm very wary of news on television.
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Having my own family has made me realise there's more to life than chasing the next job.
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I hate to lose. It's a bad feeling, but, I mean, it kind of gets you resettled, gets you back right.
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Jessica Lange was my biggest crush when I was a kid.
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My mom and I have always been really close. She's always been the friend that was always there. There were times when, in middle school and junior high, I didn't have a lot of friends. But my mom was always my friend. Always.
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I full well realize that politics is a rough and tumble business, but politics should not be reduced to lobbing partisan hand grenades. Politics is not war. Terrorism is.
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Forget the technique. Hit the guy across from you. Don't let somebody come in your space.
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Everyone is going to have to step up to the plate.
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And I will show that nothing can happen more beautiful than death.
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I grew up with 'Star Trek,' so to get to do anything in it was fun for me.
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Forty-five years ago, when I was 18, I came to San Francisco by boat and took two weeks to get here. I had a great impression. I think San Francisco is the welcoming gate for people from Asia.
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The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.
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I'm quite British; I've got big, flat feet, and I can't wear heels. I've got very, very pale Celtic skin, so my legs are always a frightening blue color. So when you take out clothes that reveal your legs, shoes that have any kind of heel, no shop will actually take my money.
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At first, Uniqlo was a casual chain on the back streets of Hiroshima. Then... we became a national brand in Japan. So, the next step is to become a global brand.
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I understand how the economy actually works.
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There are, believe it or not, good politicians.
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The actions that we take on the counterterrorism front, again, are to take actions against individuals where we believe that the intelligence base is so strong and the nature of the threat is so grave and serious, as well as imminent, that we have no recourse except to take this action that may involve a lethal strike.
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From day one, I was already famous in my own head. It didn't take anything to make me feel that way. I know I'm totally not famous. I mean, it just depends on your perspective.
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If you stumble at mere believability, what are you living for? Isn't love hard to believe?
