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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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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The surprising thing about fatherhood was finding my inner mush. Now I want to share it with the world.
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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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Mean doesn't last. Mean is over fast. Maybe this is the essence of everything, which is, to me, if there is no emotional center for what I'm doing, I have no interest in it at all.
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Pain can be alleviated by morphine but the pain of social ostracism cannot be taken away.
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To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.
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I grew up on Jerry Lewis and Abbot and Costello, the Marx Brothers.
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I never plan a structure. I like surprises. I'm quite disciplined and sit at my desk every day and just write.
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The problem we have had on the budget all along is a lack of adult supervision on the part of the White House. You can't blame members of Congress for looking out for their parochial interests. It is the president's responsibility to look out for the national interest.
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There are no gods, we are told, so I must make my own salvation.
