Iain Banks Quotes
The news team, and Hamin, seemed well pleased. 'You should have been an actor, Jernau Gurgeh,' Hamin told him. Gurgeh assumed this was intended as a compliment.
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A long life in journalism convinced me many presidents ago that there should be a large air space between a journalist and the head of a state.
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When I left university I was working for a documentary film company for six or seven years to the great relief of my father whose greatest waking fear was that I would become an actor.
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My brothers and I would sit out on the park bench and harmonize.
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With my son, I tried not to be so judgmental and tried not to push him so hard. I didn't want him to feel that everything or that our love for him will be based on how much he has achieved.
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You don't have to become Mother Teresa to make an impact in the world. But nothing can be achieved if, at the very least, we are not talking about it.
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What really makes it fun for an actor is when the script is good.
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I stay true to myself, my daughter. I just remember where I came from - I remember what I'm coming from - and then I remember why I do what I do.
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We don't need to bring down the rich folk to help the poor.
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When I was a kid, I didn't know how I got into acting.
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I'm very interested in the idea of a large group of people who come together quite suddenly, but not illogically, for reasons that could not have been anticipated.
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And as long as people want to hear me sing, I don't know why I'd retire.
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Many people love in themselves what they hate in others.
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There are a lot of Christian fundamentalists; there are a lot of Muslim extremists. Every religion - Mormonism - has something way on the side that's completely using the religion as some weird backbone for their twisted faith. It has nothing to do with their religion.
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Except for the Bible, the two greatest documents ever written are the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.
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We made more money feeding molasses, urea, and corn cobs to cattle than we ever did feeding dent corn.
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Physical comforts cannot subdue mental suffering, and if we look closely, we can see that those who have many possessions are not necessarily happy. In fact, being wealthy often brings even more anxiety.
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All you need for happiness is a good gun, a good horse, and a good wife.
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Some struggle is healthy. If you can embrace it rather than be angry, you can use it as your pilot light.
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These days, many people are unwilling to see their dog as an animal. Let's face it: they are cute, but they will bite. Not only do I look at dogs as animals, I look at myself as an animal, which explains why, since I got my permit, I drive with my head out the window.
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It's inevitable your environment will influence what you do.
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I have never, ever sought validation from the arbiters of British poetic taste.
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I don't recall the so-called devilish things I do. But there are considerable amounts.
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When I was a kid in Michigan, I used to play ball with a town team on Sunday. Of course, I'd go to church first. Played the church organ, as a matter of fact.
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The news team, and Hamin, seemed well pleased. 'You should have been an actor, Jernau Gurgeh,' Hamin told him. Gurgeh assumed this was intended as a compliment.
