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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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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I'm just a small guy.
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Every manager must be prepared to face every situation.
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Obviously it's much easier to say that you're going to follow your passions when you're financially secure, but at least we can take solace in the fact that we now have the time to pursue the things that we really want to pursue because now the option of doing things just for the money isn't necessarily there.
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The Beloved is inside you and also inside me. You know the tree is hidden inside the seed. Let your arrogance go. None of us has gone far. Inside love there is more power than we realize.
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He never said it would be easy, He just said He'd go with me.
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What I'd have liked would have been the money and the hit records without the fame.
