Iain Banks Quotes
I still find it hard to understand that anyone could argue that you can't have machines that exhibit consciousness.Iain Banks
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We ought to have more women in various management positions, because women are the ones who decide almost everything in the home.
Ingvar Kamprad -
Actually William wasn't there for quite a bit of the time initially, he wasn't there for Freshers Week, so it did take a bit of time for us to get to know each other but we did become very close friends from quite early.
Kate Middleton -
It's a blessing as an artist to express myself - whether that be via dance, via song or via speech - in so many different ways.
Bebe Neuwirth -
My celeb crush is Julia Louis-Dreyfus. She's hysterical, she's beautiful, and she seems like a normal person. I'm in love with her.
Ike Barinholtz -
I luckily had a very charming, lovable mom who I think everybody could see bits and pieces of their mom in.
Dan Fogelman -
Bond? It is a bit like saying, 'Do you want to play Superman?' Anyone would dream of it. It's one of the most coveted roles in film. I'd be honoured. But I don't know if it will actually happen. I'm just happy with the idea of being associated with it. It's nice there's a lot of good will.
Idris Elba
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I loved fairy tales as a kid, so that's where my mind gravitates.
Gail Carson Levine -
When people arrive at El Bulli, everybody goes through the kitchen. It's a way of making them feel at home. When they leave, the only thing I ask is whether they've been happy. Everything in between, I don't particularly care.
Ferran Adria -
If it's a good song, it's a good song. I'll take it.
Zara Larsson -
We need to make clear the federal government does not have authority to indefinitely detain U.S. citizens without due process or, for that matter, to use lethal force on U.S. citizens on U.S. soil if they don't pose imminent threats.
Ted Cruz -
I was going to go to college and graduate and move to New York and do the Broadway thing. That's where a lot of my influences vocally and writing come from. Then I did some covers, and towards the end of college, I saw it was a path I could take. I wrote more pop music.
Sam Tsui -
Cows are gentle, interesting animals.
Ingrid Newkirk
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Each one of us, and, indeed, all those who aspire to national leadership must bring their own visions, views and styles to the business of reforming Nigeria, and the search for solutions.
Ibrahim Babangida -
I've been in Washington ever since 1981, trying to get out!
Pat Oliphant -
I'm really good at making teen angst romantic. I'm really good at dealing with heartbreak and things like that and making it into this whole experience. But there's no way to make someone-on-the-Internet-said-something-mean-about-me into romantic angst where you can listen to music and cry or whatever.
Tavi Gevinson -
You're not going to do good work if you're not choosing something because it inspires you.
Maggie Gyllenhaal -
I grew up doing stage work as a child and as a teenager, so the stage is my home where I feel most comfortable.
Tammy Blanchard -
Obviously it's much easier to say that you're going to follow your passions when you're financially secure, but at least we can take solace in the fact that we now have the time to pursue the things that we really want to pursue because now the option of doing things just for the money isn't necessarily there.
Natalie Portman
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The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and must therefore be treated with great caution.
Joanne Rowling -
TV is starting to become such a collective experience again. People are watching it on their own time, rather than being on a schedule. Netflix offers the easy opportunity to watch as much as you can.
Landon Liboiron -
Teach your children everything that you're not, because they will pick up on everything that you are.
Rachel Hunter -
The toughest thing about managing is knowing your personnel and what it can give you under all conditions.
Walter Alston -
I procrastinate all morning. That's when I get my office work done and answer e-mails and see what's on the Internet and do laundry.
Kate Christensen -
I still find it hard to understand that anyone could argue that you can't have machines that exhibit consciousness.
Iain Banks