Craig Brown Quotes
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My grandfather milked several cows twice a day and supplied the neighbours with dairy products. He liked to go visiting around the county on Saturdays, and he also enjoyed the neighbours when they came by once a week with their empty milk jars. He walked them out to their cars and hung over the driver's side window until they drove off.
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If conservationists will attempt to resume responsibility for their need to eat, they will be led back fairly directly to all their previous concerns for the welfare of nature.
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Lobbying is a legitimate profession... Many congressional spouses act as lobbyists.
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My dad has totally taken my Cat Stevens T-shirt, but it's OK; I have his Black Flag one, and that's amazing.
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I have always had a sense of curiosity and aspiration.
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I just try to keep it simple, not let too many outside things influence me.
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I could never see a book written in a foreign language without the most ardent desire to read it.
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Unlike fashion, art isn't applied. It doesn't have to serve anybody. It doesn't have to be there for any other reason than to give an impression of what the world is about.
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I love '30 Rock.' It's one of my favorite shows. It's certainly the gold standard of comedy writing.
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My biggest fear has always been being 40 and hating my job. I love challenges. I'm not afraid to try anything.
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There are so many elements that make a good film. You need a great director who's driving it.
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Forty percent of my portfolio is in the U.S. In the rest of the world, most of the places I invest in or invested in are Brazil, Russia, Germany with a little bit of Turkey, China, India, France and Israel sprinkled in there.
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When you look at the lyrics of 'Sometimes When We Touch,' it's really very much an adolescent song.
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Marriage is a social construct, but I still believe in it.
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I became obsessed with all these women who die never feeling they did anything extraordinary with their lives.
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In business, every phase of things counts. Companies that just yell out a low price today to win business aren't going to make money in the long term.
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For me, my 20s were all about reaching for the brass ring of work in theater, television, and film, surviving in between by waiting tables, painting houses, serving coffee, and temping.
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Whenever anyone calls me 'The new J..K. Rowling,' I think, 'What's wrong with the old one?'
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The importance of certain problems concerning the facts will be inherent in the structure of the system.
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Failure is more frequently from want of energy than want of capital.
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One thing a lot of people don't know about Fun. was that the three of us all came from 10 years of touring with our own projects. That's how we met, actually.
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With guys I revere, like Marcus Garvey or Malcolm X, their look is less about style than purpose and the expression of beauty. It wasn't just about being noticed, you know?
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She has man's brain--a brain that a man should have were he much gifted--and woman's heart. The good God fashioned her for a purpose, believe me when He made that so good combination.
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One of the many joys of tongue-twisters is that they serve no purpose beyond fun.
