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Persons Quotes by Paul Theroux
- A person who is tired of London is not necessarily tired of life; it might be that he just can’t find a parking place.
- There is an intense but simple thrill in setting off in the morning on a mountain trail, knowing that everything you need is on your…
- A foreign swear-word is practically inoffensive except to the person who has learnt it early in life and knows its social limits.
- Writing ... is practically the only activity a person can do that is not competitive.
- ... Oceanic malaise. I never saw anyone reading anything more demanding than a comic book. I never heard any youth express an interest in science…
- Friendship is also about liking a person for their failings, their weakness. It's also about mutual help, not about exploitation.
- I don't think I've ever seen a person having a serious conversation on a cellphone. It's like a kiddie thing, a complete time waster.
- You go away for a long time and return a different person - you never come all the way back.
- Notice how many of the Olympic athletes effusively thanked their mothers for their success? “She drove me to my practice at four in the morning,”…
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- My mother is the coolest, most amazing person I know. — J. J. Abrams
- I gave my life to become the person I am right now. Was it worth it? — Richard Bach
- The first person to promulgate the Golden Rule, which was the bedrock of this empathic spirituality, was Confucius 500 years before Christ. — Karen Armstrong
- A boo is a lot louder than a cheer. If you have 10 people cheering and one person booing, all you hear… — Lance Armstrong
- As filmmakers, we can show where a person's mind goes, as opposed to theater, which is more to sit back and watch… — Darren Aronofsky
- I think it's important as a filmmaker, as any person working in the arts, that you've got to try new stuff and… — Darren Aronofsky
- No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important. — Mary Kay Ash