Iain Banks Quotes
There came a point when if a conspiracy was that powerful and subtle it became pointless to worry about it.Iain Banks
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A book is never a masterpiece: it becomes one. Genius is the talent of a dead man.
Carl Sandburg -
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.
Carl Paladino -
I always played to win.
Hansie Cronje -
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.
Randi Weingarten -
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.
Rafe Spall -
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.
E. L. Doctorow
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In a lot of ways, I envy someone like Omar Sharif who lived in a hotel for decades.
Viggo Mortensen -
Leonard Cohen has a way with words and with humor that remind me to lighten up, which I appreciate very much.
Damien Rice -
Flag desecration is not a constitutional issue for the courts. It is a political one that belongs to the people.
Larry Craig -
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.
Adam McKay -
I'm lucky in some ways in that I really don't need more than five or so hours of sleep.
Iman -
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.
Bebe Rexha
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I don't want to become known as just a body.
Taylor Lautner -
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.
Ian Lustick -
If you get something like 'Avatar,' it opens up a lot of big blockbuster doors.
Sam Worthington -
I generally have a brand of brief on every day.
Gary Lineker -
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.
Nancy Pickard -
I'm very blessed with the perfect husband.
Sam Taylor-Johnson
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For a long time, I would write without music, because I thought it was distracting until I appreciated that it actually unlocks a certain unconscious productivity vault in my mind.
John Hodgman -
Many atheistic books and blogs seethe with anger. Remarkably, the authors do not limit their anger to Christians. They seem most livid with God. I don't believe in leprechauns, but I haven't dedicated my life to battling them. I suppose if I believed that people's faith in leprechauns poisoned civilization, I might get angry with members of leprechaun churches. But there's one thing I'm quite sure I wouldn't do: I would not get angry with leprechauns. Why not? Because I can't get angry with someone I know doesn't exist.
Randy Alcorn -
Painting completed my life.
Frida Kahlo -
Spike Lee listens a lot. He's one of the quietest creative people I've ever met.
James McBride -
There came a point when if a conspiracy was that powerful and subtle it became pointless to worry about it.
Iain Banks