Christopher Priest Quotes
The way that I process and make writing work is I'm really telling true stories; I'm just putting them in a cape and putting an 'S' on its chest.
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I am sick and tired of the process where everybody tells you that Indian companies don't have the technology and capability. We need to put money where our mouth is and make things happen, and that is what we are trying to do.
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I'm just a black hole for stuff. No one should ever hand me anything, because I get so easily distracted. I'll be like, 'Oh, look, something shiny!' I'm glad I never learned how to drive. I would be really dangerous.
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Certitude is not the test of certainty. We have been cocksure of many things that were not so.
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I feel at home in a lot of places, but I am truly an African-American.
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Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding.
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Lester is the Rock of Gibraltar. Nothing can rattle him. I am not. I was always flying off the handle about things. And the one person who could calm me down and make me realize that none of this silliness mattered was Lester Holt.
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Trials by the adversarial contest must in time go the way of the ancient trial by battle and blood.
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Only the other world has substance and reality; only good deeds and holy learning have tangible worth.
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I have a garden, and I collect different heirloom seeds from different neighbors.
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Clearly, humans will always have a role to play in emergency response for law enforcement. But if there's an emergency, if there's a 911 call, the question is, do you want a human dashing off to respond to it right away?
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I was the only Christian on the cast, but that was cool because we all respected each others talent and mostly they respected me a lot even though I was the only Christian.
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When I took over as president, I studied the Constitution, and the more I studied it, the more I realised that it does not prevent the president of India from giving the nation a vision. So when I went and presented this vision in Parliament and in legislative assemblies; everyone welcomed it, irrespective of party affiliations.
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For me it's the high-water mark of American culture - not so much contemporary jazz, which has become kind of academic, but the jazz from the '20s on through the '70s.
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A man has no more character than he can command in a time of crisis.
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Who has fully realized that history is not contained in thick books but lives in our very blood?
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For gay people, we learned about our lives in secrecy and a lot of fear.
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I'd say when it comes to being who you are, just don't be afraid to try things.
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Nashville, there's people that are ten times more talented than me, ten times better singer than me, song writer than me, but for some reason you get the ball, and now - and now you run with it. And you do the best you can.
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I've always thought that we are what we remember, and the less we remember, the less we are.
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I am Conservative to the core of my being, as those who know me best will testify.
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If I came across a role that is completely mainstream and commercial, but it's the right one, I'd jump at the chance.
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All I do is give interviews and spend time being photographed.
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I ride my own motorcycles, People are like, 'God, the guy is bad enough on cars!' Actually I have a better track record on bikes than I do with cars.
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The way that I process and make writing work is I'm really telling true stories; I'm just putting them in a cape and putting an 'S' on its chest.
