"I always like to be in the presence……" — Geoff Dyer
"I always like to be in the presence of people who are good at and love their jobs, Irrespective of their jobs."
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20 Quotes by Geoff Dyer
Geoff Dyer has 20 quotes on this site.
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Beware of clichés. Not just the clichés that Martin Amis is at war with. There are clichés of response as…
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Birds in flight, claims the architect Vincenzo Volentieri, are not between places - they carry their places with them. We…
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He [Thelonious Monk] played each note as though astonished by the previous one, as though every touch of his fingers…
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People say it's not what happens in your life that matters, it's what you think happened. But this qualification, obviously,…
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Have more than one idea on the go at any one time. If it's a choice between writing a book…
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When you are lonely, writing can keep you company. It is also a form of self-compensation, a way of making…
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Quite often, ambition operates on a level of irritation. Not even jealousy, just irritation.
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All the best essays are epistemological journeys from ignorance or curiosity to knowledge.
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I’m so revolted by writers taking themselves seriously that, as a kind of protest, I’ve deprioritized the role of writing…
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The ideal is to feel at home anywhere, everywhere.
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Never ride a bike with the brakes on. If something is proving too difficult, give up and do something else.…
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Nine times out of 10, the most charming thing to say in any given situation will be the exact opposite…
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More Always Like Quotes
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True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without violent demonstrations: it is seen…
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We can't cross that bridge until we come to it, but I always like to lay down a pontoon ahead…
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To be a film-maker, you have to lead. You have to be psychotic in your desire to do something. People…
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I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.
— Winston Churchill
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I always like to see a person stand up to a golf ball as though he were perfectly at home…
— Bobby Jones
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I always like to learn, but I don't always like to be taught.
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People are always like, Why did you and husband Carey Hart get back together? Well, we weren't done. And now…
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I don't like to have too many makeup artists around, so I always like to do my own.
— Diana Ross
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There is one experiment which I always like to try, because it proves something whichever way it goes. A solution…
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On playing Batman and his daughter: If I was doing the sequel to Frozen I would be a hero. My…
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She was always like that: grateful for life itself. Her glass was not only half full, it was gold plated…
— Sarah Winman
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Boys always like to see girls kiss. I don't get it; girls don't want to see boys kiss.
— Dominique Swain
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