V. S. Pritchett Quotes
Like many popular best-sellers, he was a very sad and solemn man who took himself too seriously and his art not seriously enough.
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In my early 20s, I studied history and politics, and I really thought that perhaps I would devote my life to that.
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If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that's totally nonsense.
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We no longer dare to believe in beauty and we make of it a mere appearance in order the more easily to dispose of it.
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During a movie, chemistry is so important, and yet they just assume actors can fake their way through it. That doesn't always work.
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It's okay to be a fat man. It's prestige and power and all of that. But fat women are seen as just lazy and stupid and having no self-control.
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You can blow on the dice all you want, but whether they come up 'seven' is still a function of random luck.
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I am only about winning and getting better.
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I am a self-critical perfectionist.
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Singing and dancing is not just for the cast of 'Glee'. We can wake up doing both and have it be a natural expression of who we are.
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We do take pride in how we look, but it's really just like, take a couple minutes, and you're ready to go.
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I do watch 'American Idol' sometimes. It's not really that pleasurable... I take that back. It is the epitome of a guilty pleasure. Sometimes there's some good singers on that show.
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Throughout history, the only way to secure a throne has been with a phalanx of children - nine for Victoria, 13 for George III.
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I'm not the biggest Miley Cyrus fan. I'm not the risque type.
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What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
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There are people with vested interest who do not want us to reform our energy sector so that we remain dependent on imports. All reform moves are resisted. Bureaucrats are hesitant to take bold decisions.
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Judaism and Christianity in themselves are distinctly separate entities, to be sure; but when considering their influence on Western thought, we must bear in mind that Christianity alone, or almost alone, transmitted the Jewish share, simply by what it contained of it in its own, original constitution.
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I would like to be in a superhero movie where I do martial arts.
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There are over 7,000 different types of proteins in typical eukaryotic cells; the total number depends on the cell class and function.
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What makes [cyber security] difficult is because it's not just a government problem. It is a private sector and government problem. And there's gotta be a lot more cooperation.
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I really don't own any jewelry. I paint it, but I'm not a consumer. I buy art - that's all I want.
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It leaves a bad taste in your mouth, naturally, it's bittersweet. We wanted to go 4-0, but three out of four on a road trip where we played two back-to-backs is not bad. We seek perfection. We always want to be better.
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It was ability that mattered, not disability, which is a word I'm not crazy about using.
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How would you like to find out how good my right is?
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Like many popular best-sellers, he was a very sad and solemn man who took himself too seriously and his art not seriously enough.
