Colin Wilson Quotes

Criminals interest me, because they're driven by the same desires as we are, but they take these disastrous shortcuts and end up in a real mess.

Colin Wilson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: June 26, 1931 - December 5, 2013

Topics

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More people died on 9/11, in one day, at the hand of Muslim terrorists than during the Inquisition.

Robert Jeffress

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The guilty pleasure I miss most when I'm out slogging on the campaign trail is the chance to sprawl on the chaise and watch a vacuously spunky and generically sassy chick flick.

Maureen Dowd

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Negative feelings are typical of learning, and you shouldn't feel like you're stupid when you're frustrated doing something. You might say to yourself, 'I can't do this,' but you should say, 'That's great.' That means you really have the potential to learn something there.

Angela Duckworth

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To me, it doesn't matter who's out there: NBA basketball is great - if teams are putting out their best players and they're competing to win.

Jeff Van Gundy

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I get paid to talk politics, which I've done my entire life and I would do for free anyway.

Ana Navarro

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The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers created the 'Fertile Crescent' where some of the first civilizations emerged. Today they are immensely important resources, politically as well as geographically.

Stephen Kinzer

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'Do the Right Thing' was like the first film where I really felt comfortable working with actors.

Spike Lee

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I prance around and dance by myself to hip-hop songs in the mirror.

Liz Phair

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I want to look my best for God. So many people have the attitude that if you're a Christian you've got to dress bad, wear an old color, not do anything to your hair, have nothing. It's no wonder that Christianity is not very attractive. I mean, how many people do you know in a Western culture that's going to go, 'Yeah, give me some of that?'

Joyce Meyer

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I enjoy acting, and it's given me a ton of happiness and it's affected my life and my family's lives in ways that we just can't imagine.

Jay Baruchel

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It's a lot easier to gain traction when there is such a great proliferation of Internet access. The velocity at which some of these startups are gaining traction is mind-boggling. Companies like ShoeDazzle, Stella & Dot, Gilt, Groupon - these companies are going from zero to hundreds of millions in revenue in three years.

Brian Lee

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My happiest moment is the day they call wrap and I'm free. I'm not looking back.

Brad Pitt

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