John Lennon Quotes
What I'd have liked would have been the money and the hit records without the fame.
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I have favorite authors from a lifetime of reading, so there are some I'll automatically read every time they have a new novel. Included in them: Robert Goddard, Jeffery Deaver, Sophie Kinsella, Katherine Neville, Greg Isle, Laurie King, Lee Child, Lisa Tucker, Susan Howatch, Paul Auster. Barry Eisler, David Hewson, Tracy Chevalier.
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In my industry, it's important to have people I look to for different things: guidance, inspiration and motivation.
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No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.
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If you're not in it you can't win it.
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The idea that modernisation makes for enhanced national power and rapid progress and helps everyone achieve greater happiness has its origins in the astonishing political, economic and military successes of western Europe in the 19th century.
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Inspiration may be a form of super-consciousness, or perhaps of subconsciousness I wouldn't know. But I am sure it is the antithesis of self-consciousness.
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Prestige is the shadow of money and power.
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I do believe in the potential of like-minded people coming together.
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I don't do office work at home.
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Well, I'm a Christian. I was a born a Presbyterian and became an Episcopalian.
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When writing about historical characters I try to be as accurate as possible, and in particular not to misrepresent the view they held. With a real historical figure you have to be fair, and this is not an obligation you have in dealing with your own creations, so it is quite different.
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I learned how music works dealing with Jermaine Dupri, and I learned how image works dealing with Puff Daddy.
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I fear that the rising personal bankruptcies and repossessions are the first signs of bigger problems to come and personal debt - Gordon Brown's legacy to millions of Britain's families - will hang like a millstone around the neck of the British people for years to come.
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I loved doing 'Homeland.' I loved playing Brody.
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But I don't mind, I'm a bit of a touring animal. When I'm on tour that is the greatest thrill for me, playing to a live audience.
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A thousand woodpeckers flew in through the window and settled themselves on Pinocchio's nose.
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No one person could have broken up a band, especially one the size of the Beatles.
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What I do miss is the Jersey Shore.
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The older I get, the better I was.
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Press agent - a man who hitches his braggin' to a star.
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I enjoy catching our show whenever I can. It does get very weird to watch myself, it's always been that way, but at the same time, it's part of my job to see what kind of job I'm doing and to get a perspective on where I'm taking the character.
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Writing this book required an enormous amount of help from friends. To them goes the credit. I'll take the money.
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What I'd have liked would have been the money and the hit records without the fame.
