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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Life is a succession of crises and moments when we have to rediscover who we are and what we really want.
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A lot of children remember seeing cartoons, 'Pinocchio' or 'Bambi' or something that breaks their heart. I remember seeing 'The Blue Angel' and it breaking my heart. It was the first time I realised there was an adult world - that adults could damage each other or destroy each other emotionally.
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In terms of whether I use humor to allow me or my readers to come up for air, I don't think I put that much thought into it. I hate to say it, but I first have to entertain myself before I can think about the reader. I know that's kind of weird and selfish, but I write because it's fun, not because I need to put bread on the table.
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When you play a violin piece, you are a storyteller, and you're telling a story.
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One of the many joys of tongue-twisters is that they serve no purpose beyond fun.
