John le Carre Quotes

I wrote 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold' at the age of 30 under intense, unshared personal stress and in extreme privacy. As an intelligence officer in the guise of a junior diplomat at the British Embassy in Bonn, I was a secret to my colleagues, and much of the time to myself.

John le Carre

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Author Biography

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

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The older I get, the less busy I like to be.

Jeremy Irons

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The last thing a young artist should do in poetry or any other field is think about what's in style, what's current, what are the trends. Think instead of what you like to read, what do you admire, what you like to listen to in music. What do you like to look at in architecture? Try to make a poem that has some of those qualities.

Robert Pinsky

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We like to try doing new things in the shows and doing things that we haven't done before.

St. Lucia

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I'd like to write a biography of Ivan the Terrible.

Simon Sebag Montefiore

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When push comes to shove, I'm a fighter, and I'm going to force someone to fight. It takes a lot of technique, it takes a lot of skill, but to take that, and make something of it, it's a lot of heart and a lot of determination, and that's something I have. That's who I am.

Robbie Lawler

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I've got to control my emotions. When I fight out of emotions, it doesn't end up so well.

Donald Cerrone

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I start from scratch with each movie; I wipe the slate and I certainly don't rely on some bag of acting tricks I've amassed over the years.

Christian Bale

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What I wanted to do was to try to create a philosophy upon a completely new foundation.

Colin Wilson

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The artist likes to seem totally responsible for his work. Often he begins to explain it, to make it appear as if it were a reasonable process.

Arthur Erickson

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Has it ever happened to you that you actually like a rogue more than a so-called honest citizen? Have you ever wondered why? I believe that this can only be so because a rogue is more original and more his own. He is what he is.

Alija Izetbegovic

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For me, I don't expect to have a really amazing meal each time I dine out. Having a good meal with your loved ones - that's what makes the experience.

Wolfgang Puck

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I like fats. I think fat is important. I think there is a reason we have it. Obviously it's part of our dietary makeup, so I don't avoid it.

Seth Rollins

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