Colm Toibin Quotes
The only routine I have is that I finish everything I start. I wake up early every day - about 6.30 A.M. - but I do not work every day. I could laze for a day or two, but I wouldn't do it for three.
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I've read quite a few readers' reviews of my book on Amazon, saying, 'Ah, he criticises the free market, he advocates central planning.' I don't do that for a minute! But this is our black and white, dichotomous way of thinking - which has really been harmful.
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Scripture suggests that the elements in space were created for the benefit of earth, while evolution suggests that earth is an insignificant speck in vast space.
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I'm not going to tell the Palestinians how to arrange themselves. If they want to have their own entity and their own parliament as they do today, that's fine. If they want to connect to Jordan, which has a very big Palestinian population, and vote in the Jordanian government, that's fine.
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Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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I didn't know Jack Kennedy that well, but Bobby was a hero to me.
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I'm not looking to go out there and make a rhythmic Timbaland track.
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Too often in our communities many families have not even been aware that certain charities exist; and at the same time, there are many who are willing to volunteer their energy and their resources to help these charities, yet they do not know these charities even exist.
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A lot of times on tour it's about, 'OK, where am I today? Wow, I'm in Costa Rica. What is their famous dish?' And it's about trying the food, and really experiencing it.
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I didn't have any friends, and I never went to the class parties.
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I'm not very bright about money. I'm not domestic either. If I don't learn how to cook, maybe I won't have to.
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Sometimes people who are Jewish are held to a higher standard which sometimes we take great pride in.
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I usually take a two-hour nap from one to four.
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It's funny. Of all the jobs I've been ambitious for, this is one that never crossed my mind.
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I don't know why I'm suddenly playing nasty people. It is very fun, though, and it isn't real, at the end of the day.
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The thing is, I've never been a handsome leading-man type, so let's not kid ourselves.
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My passion for music is one of my greatest loves.
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It is by suffering that human beings become angels.
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The blues is the foundation for a lot of things. Things have branched off. It's cool how music grows, but the foundation is always there. It's not going anywhere. The blues is always going to be relevant.
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In most cases, no one asks what I think, and so for me to be ready to volunteer it unprompted, I have to feel very ready to accept whatever is coming next.
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Cricket is very simple... you play till you can sustain.
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It's tremendously undemocratic in a democratic society when you deliberately disenfranchise thousands of people.
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I have a lot of interests.
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The only routine I have is that I finish everything I start. I wake up early every day - about 6.30 A.M. - but I do not work every day. I could laze for a day or two, but I wouldn't do it for three.
