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John le Carre Quotes

Thank heaven, though, one of the few mistakes I haven't made is to talk about the unwritten book.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: english
Birth: October 19, 1931

Topics

Mistakes Book Heaven Talk Made Few

That result at the French was a big break for me. I had been playing quite well up until that point but nobody really expected me to do well on clay - it was my worst surface. I had had some success on the clay but I was a set and a break up in the semi-final against Jausovec and maybe the enormity of the occasion got to me.

Success Me Result Nobody Worst Clay

Nowadays, I only review books I really like. It's cowardly, I know, but I figure it's not my job to make people unhappy. I'll leave that to the professionals.

Job People Unhappy Know Leave Books

The state of some of our roads is a matter of national embarrassment.

Roads Matter Embarrassment Our Some

I have never been motivated by money in my life. You can't make choices based on what the financial return might be.

Life Money Choices Financial My Life

A lot of times, people feel that if they forgive the person who hurt them, then they will continue to take advantage of them or not take responsibility for what they did wrong.

Responsibility People Hurt Feel Will

I would rather be politically dead than hypocritically immortalized.

Dead Would Rather Than Politically

I'm obviously not a politician, nor do I have the desire to be one, but I'm a conscious citizen.

Chauncey Billups

Desire Citizen Politician Conscious

'Heathers' was probably the first time when I started to notice that people were opening doors for me and giving me tables at restaurants, regardless of what I was wearing. A whole world opened up to me that was shocking and weird and different, and I enjoyed it, and, you know, I took great advantage of it at times.

Christian Slater

Great Time People Me World Weird

It's such a great city, visually. You can't get that kind of look in Canada that you can get in Boston: the old-brick historical buildings, the winding streets, the old but funky neighborhoods like Southie and Somerville. You can't get that elsewhere. It's a very unique place in that way.

Great City You Buildings Look Place

Besides, at 62 years old I look like I'm about 27.

Look Old Years Like About Besides

I'm actually a very private person. Sometimes I'm in denial that I'm really famous.

Famous Person Sometimes Denial Very

I've always been a water baby.

Ashlan Gorse Cousteau

Water Baby Always Been

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