J. G. Ballard Quotes

Medicine was certainly intended to be a career. I wanted to become a psychiatrist, an adolescent ambition which, of course, is fulfilled by many psychiatrists. The doctor/psychiatrist figures in my writing are alter egos of a kind, what I would have been had I not become a writer - a personal fantasy that I've fed into my fiction.

J. G. Ballard

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: November 15, 1930 - April 19, 2009

Topics

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The people in power have created an obesity epidemic.

Robert Atkins

PowerPeopleObesityCreated

I don't want people to spend their nights worrying about getting hit by asteroids. But I do want them to encourage their political leaders to invest in the insurance, which will allow us to prevent it from happening.

Rusty Schweickart

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It saddens me when public officials and bureaucrats are criticized for ulterior motives, none of which I have ever found in a government bureaucrat, or when someone personalizes disagreements.

Michael K. Powell

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Part of my job is to read the paper, watch C-Span and show things that haven't been shown or were buried.

Michael Moore

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I am a conservationist. It is in my DNA.

Louis Bacon

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Some people might shy away from a character like Deathstroke because, you know, all of the blood-letting and the swordplay and violence and all that other stuff.

Christopher Priest

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First of all, I think the Saudis are deeply concerned about the collapse of negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians and the resumption of conflict.

Brent Scowcroft

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I know as a nation we are stronger because of our immigrant tradition.

Brad Schneider

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Animals are certainly more sophisticated than we used to think. And we shouldn't lump together animals as a group. Crows and chimps and dogs are all highly intelligent in very different ways.

Alison Gopnik

TogetherThinkGroupIntelligent

I'm relieved that the state of the Marines' readiness will remain high.

Susan Davis

WillMarinesHighReadinessState

Any country needs to know that there are consequences when they get involved in our elections. And I think that's why it's good that the investigations are going on and we're analyzing and we're looking into all of that, and I think we need to manage it accordingly.

Nikki Haley

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I'm kind of a globetrotter. I've been traveling since I was born and living in different locations.

Nina Dobrev

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