John Lanchester Quotes

Once I've properly finished a book, my ideal state of being would be to never think about it again. But with 'Capital,' I felt I'd spent so much time with the characters that they were very, very real, and I definitely had a sense of loss about leaving them behind in a way I've not quite had before.

John Lanchester

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For any young democracy, the most difficult but important step is burying the legacy of tyranny and establishing an economy and a government and institutions that abide by the rule of law. Every country faces challenges to the rule of law, including my own.

Joe Biden

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I feel like that nature has this great power.

Jenova Chen

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I make my living talking about serious subject matter, but I'm a weirdo.

Meghan McCain

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Aside from my work, my interests lie in the arts and in world affairs.

Torsten Wiesel

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I found that when I was putting my own music out, with my Twitter feed as the pure marketing budget, I'm preaching to the choir.

Trent Reznor

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How can you wonder what's going to happen when you don't know who's going to be the new guy in town?

Mike Quade

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We have long honored those who gave their lives during the unfortunate reality of war.

Michael N. Castle

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Real-life things, like spiders and snakes, that doesn't scare me, but if it's a monster or a ghost or an alien, that will always scare me.

Claire Coffee

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You can't help but be in a good mood around Blake Shelton. I felt like I always knew him even though I was just meeting him; it was like he had been a part of my life forever.

Cole Vosbury

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Contrary to reports, this boy is not a billionaire or going to be richer than any Beatle... and not just in the sense of money, by the way; the Beatles are untouchable - those billionaire reports are a joke.

Bono

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You are priests, not social or political leaders. Let us not be under the illusion that we are serving the Gospel through an exaggerated interest in the wide field of temporal problems.

Pope John Paul II

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I can't live without my cup of tea. When I was a judge on 'America's Next Top Model,' they had to put me in a hotel where I had my own kitchen, because they can't make tea in America. I was happy then because I could make my own.

Twiggy

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