Paul Theroux Quotes

When I started writing, I did have some idealised notion of my dad as a writer. But I have less and less of a literary rivalry with him as I've gone on. I certainly don't feel I need his approval, although maybe that's because I'm confident that I've got it.

Paul Theroux

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I'm happy to do gay material, and I'm gay, and I'm not embarrassed about it, but it's nice not being limited to only doing gay material.

Andrew Haigh

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I think we're in good shape, but the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina is in some small way mitigated by the fact that we now have more people talking about it, thinking about it and working on it, so that we will be more vigilant and ready.

John Hickenlooper

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If you engage people honestly, and you're willing to do the leg work, people will respond to that.

Matt Gonzalez

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'Shetland' is adapted from the novel 'Red Bones.' The book is based around an archaeological dig, and the mystery starts with the murder of the elderly woman who crofts the land where the dig is happening.

Ann Cleeves

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Bette Davis is my hero. I'm obsessed with her. I base everything I do on her.

Ruth Negga

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To wake up to the sound of my son saying 'Mama, mama!' It's the best sound ever.

Miranda Kerr

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Companies with aspirations to be larger publishers - Kabam, Kixeye, even Zynga - are moving aggressively off the Facebook platform to mobile and the open Web. Publishers aren't convinced that the costs of being on Facebook are worth it.

Mitch Lasky

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The less thinking you do, the better you play.

Jason Pierre-Paul

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Politicians often say to me, 'Articles in the 'Observer' don't get me votes, but you get me money.'

Jared Kushner

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The right use of food can end hunger.

Jose Andres

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I have this 'Alice in Wonderland' idea in my head that a garden should be a place of wonderment.

Peter Marino

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When we breathe it in, soot can interfere with our lungs and increase the risk of asthma attacks, lung cancer and even premature death. The smallest particles can pass into the blood stream and cause heart disease, stroke and reproductive complications.

Sheldon Whitehouse

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