Anthony Burgess Quotes

To write is to become disinterested. There is a certain renunciation in art.

Anthony Burgess

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: February 25, 1917 - November 22, 1993

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My stormtrooper suit would chip underneath the armpits and in between the thighs. So they had to do a lot of editing for my costume and shave some areas down.

John Boyega

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I always date younger men. For some reason that's just the way it's gone, because younger guys have always asked me out and I accept.

Jennifer Coolidge

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My father was interested in justice, always working for people who needed to be supported.

Andy Serkis

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Boston and America is really resilient.

Stephen Pagliuca

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I am going to certainly endorse the Republican nominee, and obviously it looks like that will be Mr. Trump.

Ron Johnson

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The problem is that many times people suspend their common sense because they get drowned in business models and Harvard business school teachings.

Mo Ibrahim

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Girls especially are fond of exchanging confidences with those whom they think they can trust; it is one of the most charming traits of a simple, earnest-hearted girlhood, and they are the happiest women who never lose it entirely.

Lucy Larcom

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I really have always wanted to be a parent, and when I hit 36 and had just ended a relationship, I remember thinking how much I still wanted it. But I thought I'd adopt.

Courtney Thorne-Smith

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I liked 'Z Cars' - just hearing the music got me going! 'Coronation Street' was massive in our house. My mum used to say Ena Sharples reminded her of Gran, which she wouldn't have been happy to hear!

Colin Salmon

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You know how it is. Every time you kiss someone else, in a way you always remember that very first time.

Breckin Meyer

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Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense.

Boris Spassky

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I've always seen myself as one of those 'show people.' My earliest memories are wanting and needing to entertain people, like a gypsy traveler who goes from place to place, city to city, performing for audiences and reaching people.

Brittany Murphy

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