Arthur Hailey quotes
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“When I began writing that I was able and did travel and met some fascinating people and also uncovered some history, which has not been discovered before.”
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“Since when was the stock market an accurate barometer of anything?”
-- Arthur HaileySource : Arthur Hailey (2014). “The Moneychangers”, p.171, Open Road Media
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“The president of General Motors was in a foul humor.”
-- Arthur HaileySource : Arthur Hailey (2014). “Wheels”, p.5, Open Road Media
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“Let us then remember the dead-and all wars-gratefully. And let us hope that because of them we may become a touch better, a thimbleful wiser, and a handshake more tolerant of this changing world they did not live to see.”
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“No man can really succeed if he doesn't move away from where he was born. I believe it is particularly true for the writer.”
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“Winners will be losers if they don't support the losers.”
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“I set myself 600 words a day as a minimum output, regardless of the weather, my state of mind or if I'm sick or well. There must be 600 finished words — not almost right words. Before you ask, I'll tell you that yes, I do write 600 at the top of my pad every day, and I keep track of the word count to insure I reach my quota daily — without fail.”
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“I loved education, and, yes, I did want to go on learning.”
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“I don't think I really invented anybody. I have drawn on real life.”
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“Don't put down too many roots in terms of a domicile. I have lived in four countries and I think my life as a writer and our family's life have been enriched by this. I think a writer has to experience new environments. There is that adage: No man can really succeed if he doesn't move away from where he was born. I believe it is particularly true for the writer.”
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“I have been extraordinarily lucky. Anyone who pretends that some kind of luck isn't involved in his success is deluding himself.”
-- Arthur Hailey
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