Iain Banks Quotes
There came a point when if a conspiracy was that powerful and subtle it became pointless to worry about it.
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A book is never a masterpiece: it becomes one. Genius is the talent of a dead man.
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I think my message goes out to the entire spectrum of political parties. I'm supported by the Tea Party, the Conservative Party and the Republican Party. I come from a Democratic world. My world is moderate Democrats, Reagan-type Democrats if you want, the blues or whatever you call them, the Blue Dogs. That's been my world, historically.
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I always played to win.
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There is a recognition that Second Amendment rights, like First Amendment and other rights, come with responsibilities and limitations. There is no reason both sides of the gun debate can't support policies that both protect the right to legally own guns for sport and safety, and reduce the likelihood of mass fatalities.
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My dad's one of the funniest men in the world. I grew up with him making me laugh so much I'd beg him to stop.
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History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth.
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In a lot of ways, I envy someone like Omar Sharif who lived in a hotel for decades.
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I've turned into one of those people who go jogging in parks that I used to hate.
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Leonard Cohen has a way with words and with humor that remind me to lighten up, which I appreciate very much.
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Flag desecration is not a constitutional issue for the courts. It is a political one that belongs to the people.
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I can't exactly say why there's not much protest music to speak off. And I know there are acts out there still putting a message in their music.
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I'm lucky in some ways in that I really don't need more than five or so hours of sleep.
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I've been in the room or watched artists walk in who don't write, and you can't figure out what they really want.
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I don't want to become known as just a body.
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I think about terrorism in terms of popcorn. You can't tell which kernels are popcorn and which are not, but you assume you'll always have some kernels that are going to pop.
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If you get something like 'Avatar,' it opens up a lot of big blockbuster doors.
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I generally have a brand of brief on every day.
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I've lived in Kansas for more than thirty years, and for half of those, I was part of a ranching family, so I'm writing about things I know and love.
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Oh it's clearly a cover up. I mean, I have no reluctance in saying that.
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We live in a society where we never prepare people to be a community.
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I'm trying to focus on the 100 and 200 breaststroke now. There's no point concentrating on the 50 when it's not in the Olympics. I'm not going to quit the 50 but it's not my priority any more. I'll do it but as part of my bid for gold at the other distances.
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I always saw the best reporters as ones you hardly ever saw other than when they were back in the newsroom, writing their stories.
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There came a point when if a conspiracy was that powerful and subtle it became pointless to worry about it.
