Yann Martel Quotes
Isn't telling about something-using words, English or Japanese-already something of an invention? Isn't just looking upon this world already something of an invention?
Quotes to Explore
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The networks are not some chicken-coop manufacturing lobby whose calls nobody returns.
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I throw ideas out into the open when I really should just be writing them down in a journal.
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Poverty breeds lack of self-reliance.
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You might not agree with me, but I always offer a lot of support.
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I love elephants! It's my favorite animal.
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I do make a good ragu pasta, which everyone seems to like. Or that could be just me talking; who knows what they really think. I actually stole the recipe from my older sister Vera, who also loves to cook. I took all my recipes from her.
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Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
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Perfect partners don't exist. Perfect conditions exist for a limited time in which partnerships express themselves best.
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What's great about working on a sitcom is that I spend so much time with people who are in other fields as well, such as writing, directing, and/or camera operating. Being on set is like being on a playground. I go from one thing to the next, and I've learned so much and hope to continue learning.
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The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck.
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Everybody sooner or later has to drop the luggage and the baggage of illusions.
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I think I've got some more big plays left in me.
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By no means do I want to try to leave country music. That's absolutely where I want to stay.
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Everybody feels up sometimes, they feel down sometimes, sometimes they feel sideways, sometimes they feel weird. And the beauty of music is you can express all those different feelings in all the different songs you write. And hopefully, people can identify with those.
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I'm not a rock singer and I don't want to be a rock singer. I'm not interested. It doesn't seem to get across.
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There are other ways of finding satisfaction, recipes for human happiness, enjoyment, dignified and meaningful, gratifying life, than increased consumption that increases production.
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In Europe, a writer is supposed to improve up until he's about 75.
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When I was on a major label I felt obliged to say yes to every interview, tour and whatever else. The label is always telling you, 'This ain't going to last,' so I worked myself half to death. I learnt from that and I like to pace myself now.
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As a writer, you have to believe you're one of the best writers in the world. To sit down every day at the typewriter filled with self-doubt is not a good idea.
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MTV can't do less for me, let's put it that way. I'm fine without them.
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Sometimes you have to be okay with what you are to the world, where you are in the world, and make the most of it.
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Well, I'm about to do another western, a pilot for HBO this fall.
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Isn't telling about something-using words, English or Japanese-already something of an invention? Isn't just looking upon this world already something of an invention?
