Neil Cross Quotes
I wrote 'Mr. In-Between' very quickly when I was about 23. I wrote the penultimate chapter, then realised I'd done something which was written to the best of my abilities. I panicked. I hesitated to finish the final chapter and went into withdrawal for three years. I decided to pick it up again after I went drinking with author Tim Binding.
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I think that's what the most fascinating part of getting to know someone is - to see how they do things, and how their way of doing things is different from your way of doing things, and the fun of trying to do it their way and to see what value there is in looking at things from their perspective.
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God gets you to the plate, but once your there your on your own.
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I'm sort of contrary and stubborn sometimes. When everybody says, 'You have to read this book! You have to read this book!' I'm like 'Oh, I'll get around to it.'
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I do get approached occasionally, but not a ton. I'm unrecognizable because I'm coated in cat hair and sweat. And there's a sort of yeti quality to my presence... so I don't think that people can see the face.
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I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon as I done it I seen it.
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I used to conduct the last opera in Berlin on Sunday, get on a plane on Monday to Chicago, and start a rehearsal that same night, if it was a performance week.
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I just thought any workout that is effective and I can do while laying down I'm signing up for.
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Family entertainment is really very necessary in our culture. Look how profitable they are. It's almost not discretionary. You need to take your family to the movies.
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Leaving Egypt and the people I loved so much, and the environment I liked, was definitely worth it, because I also have great love for medicine and science.
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Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.
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I want to still be able to garden while I can bend over.
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I think what it really is, is that I date creative people. And I think that what intimidates them is not my purse; it's my mind.
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English football is so physical and fast that when you see a space, you have to go into it with all your speed.
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For my life, I need to make my own choices.
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Effective teacher support in my mind is the same thing as effective management. Our teachers need strong management, just like anyone in any profession.
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I have to recognize that my voice is attached to my body, which gets tired.
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The most important thing as a leader is your relationship with God.
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I like naturally occurring film grain, and what happens to film when it's under- and over-exposed.
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It's not polite to refuse to dress for a parly. It's an insult to your hostess. After all, correct dress is a part of good manners.
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I do not own a car, and my main form of travel to Westminster and in my constituency is by bicycle. I also take my bike on trains to meetings in other parts of the country, which enables me to see other cities and the other parts of the country.
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It is more noble to give yourself completely to one individual than to labor diligently for the salvation of the masses.
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Most mainstream male fiction is littered with heroines, and female characters are basically so great, you want to fall in love with them.
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Attempts to construct an ethic from the rules of evolution, or from psychology and sociology, end up being simply inadequate.
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I wrote 'Mr. In-Between' very quickly when I was about 23. I wrote the penultimate chapter, then realised I'd done something which was written to the best of my abilities. I panicked. I hesitated to finish the final chapter and went into withdrawal for three years. I decided to pick it up again after I went drinking with author Tim Binding.
