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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'Hang on a second-you already have my old laptop. Why do you want my new drives so badly?''Because my contract says I have to write a book, and it's much easier just to steal your life than to make something up.'
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The details of what the Fed did were kept secret until a provision in the Dodd-Frank Act that I sponsored required the Government Accountability Office to audit the Fed's lending programs during the financial crisis.
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I've got an idea; how about you don't blame all gun owners for the actions of a few?
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That's the best thing about being an actor. If you're in a baseball movie, you walk away knowing way more about baseball, or if you're in a sci-fi film, you learn way more about Comic-Con, and so I loved all that.
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I'm not really sure that I have the same definition of things as other people. Like, when people talk about being "engaged" with the audience, I'm not exactly sure what they mean.
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There came a point when if a conspiracy was that powerful and subtle it became pointless to worry about it.
