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“I don't usually read reviews. I usually read the interviews, just because I figure it's a good way to try to do them better if I ever have to do them again.”
Source : Interview with Ryan Schreiber, pitchfork.com. September 1, 2001. 
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“You never undertake a project because you think other people will like it - because that way lies madness - but rather because you believe in it.”
Source : "John Simm interview: 'I don't really do awards'" by Gareth McLean, www.theguardian.com. January 22, 2012.
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“Good manners spring from just one thing - kind impulses.”
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“Although I hold the highest civil honour in the world, I have always regarded my rank and title as a Past Grand Master of Masons the greatest honour that had ever come to me.”
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“Put in the superlatives yourselves, I'm running out. It's already been a while now that he has been outstanding. He's more than decisive in every way. That he's capable of doing everything that he does at his age is something impressive, that doesn't make any sense.”
Source : "Lionel Messi Is the Best Player Ever, Claims Barcelona President". www.theguardian.com. March 22, 2010.
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“Do you know what constitutes a great poet? He is a person without shame, incapable of blushing. Ordinary fools have moments when they go off by themselves and blush with shame; not so the great poet.... If you really have to quote someone, quote a geographer; that way you won't give yourself away. (p 44)”
Source : Knut Hamsun (2011). “Mysteries”, p.33, Souvenir Press
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“When you drink fluoridated water, you're drinking liquid Prozac. You drink enough of it, even though it's a small amount, drink it for decades and decades and what does Prozac do to you? It dumbs you down; it makes you docile.”
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“Faith is a real power, not just an expression of belief.”
