Iain Banks Quotes
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One of the first pieces of advice I was ever given, on my first job was, you should always buy something to treat yourself to say well done for getting the job! However I've not followed on that through yet... I've always wanted a tattoo, something to mark my experience.
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There is one thing women can never take away from men. We die sooner.
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Israel can't be the only country in the Western world not to have freedom of religion.
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I warm up with my mom and make sure I understand what the songs are about and make sure I'm using the right technique. To be honest with you, I really don't practice a lot... Usually, I say a prayer and ask the Lord to sing with me and help me and stand on the stage with me.
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I've seen articles suggesting that Wal-Mart buys at prices lower than our competitors', and that this gives Wal-Mart an unfair advantage. I don't believe it... What we hear is concern that in some circumstances, Wal-Mart may actually be paying more than our competitors.
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I like jazz, rock n' roll, some hip hop - I can't think of any music I don't like.
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I don't know that I'd call myself an optimist.
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Push-ups, sit-ups, and a strict diet of raisins. That's my plan.
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No one would want to read a book in which I explain the science of cloning because it would be very dull and it would also make no sense.
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Records were replaced by CDs, and lead type died in favor of computerized fonts. However, each had a 100-year ride of popularity, so you can't feel too bad for them.
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I grew up in Louisiana. We have red beans and rice, and there's a Popeye's on every corner.
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The key to making a good forecast is not in limiting yourself to quantitative information.
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Only that position can impart dignity in which we do not appear as servile tools but rather create independently within our circle.
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3D printing is going to transform our societies, our freedoms and our sense of security.
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How many reality shows can you watch? They're so obviously phony.
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I love Mickey Mantle. Would I have felt the same if I had known when I was eight years old what I know now?
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The surprising thing about fatherhood was finding my inner mush. Now I want to share it with the world.
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I am not the flag: not at all. I am but its shadow.
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Well, usually when you talk about a mandate, you're talking about an overwhelming win. I don't think by any measurement the 2004 election was an overwhelming win.
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If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world.
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I just loved and love life. I love it today.
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Each person is responsible only for his or her own sins. Even the Christian doctrine of 'original sin' does not mean that humans are punished for the sin of the first human pair but, rather, that humans seem inevitably to copy the sin of the first human pair.
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Disciples do owe their masters only a temporary belief, and a suspension of their own judgment till they be fully instructed.
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There are no gods, we are told, so I must make my own salvation.
