Peter Carey Quotes

The great thing about using the past is that it gives you the most colossal freedom to invent. The research is necessary, of course, but no one writes a novel to dramatically illustrate what everybody already knows.

Peter Carey

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FreedomGreatPastResearchYou

Art is the provocation for talking about enigma and the search for sense in human life. One can do that by telling a story or writing about a fresco by Giotto or studying how a snail climbs up a wall.

John Berger

LifeArtWritingStorySearchWall

Well, executive producer can mean anything in the world of Hollywood, sadly. It can be a bought title in many instances.

Andrew Stanton

WorldHollywoodMeanAnythingWell

My feeling is that you don't go looking for troubles. The cross ought to find you. And so I never go out of my way. I figure I only get involved in things that I can't get around.

Andrew Young

LookingYouFeelingFindGoWay

I don't believe every download is a lost sale.

Jeff Tweedy

BelieveLostEverySaleDownload

I put my country and my principles first.

Michael Gove

CountryPrinciplesFirstPut

I was wholeheartedly attracted to the conservative atmosphere that permeated the city of Washington.

John Podhoretz

CityWashingtonConservative

Canada does a really a phenomenal job of producing music, actors, and entertainers. If you look at the number of people we have in our country relative to the number of people that are prominent in the entertainment industry, it's pretty impressive.

Stephen Amell

MusicJobPeopleYouLookCanada

I liked the give-and-take of a policy discussion in the community, with citizens. I didn't know that even took place, frankly, but I never dreamed it would be an enjoyable thing to do.

Tom Price

CommunityPlaceKnowNeverPolicy

I understand that fans think short-term, and there's nothing wrong with that. You live or you die in the short term. But I believe in our system, and when you do that, you don't make knee-jerk decisions.

Rocky Wirtz

LiveBelieveThinkDecisionsShort

Sunday, there's not a lot of structure. I might spend an hour thinking about why I don't exercise, and feeling very guilty about not exercising. I tried running, over 10 years ago. It didn't really take.

Roz Chast

ThinkingExerciseGuiltySundayWhy

But once you become successful, everyone has an idea of what you should do.

Deana Carter

YouBecomeEveryoneSuccessfulIdea

It was terrible. 2012, no voice. I would fall to my knees and look up at God and say, 'Oh, man, this is tough. I don't know how to be a person.' And finally, I would sing some shows where the voice crapped out. There were people in the audience. I did my best. I saw that there was lots of love and support.

Art Garfunkel

LoveGodBestManSupportPeople

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