Bernard Williams Quotes
People who say, 'Let the chips fall where they may,' usually figure they will not be hit by a chip.
Quotes to Explore
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Work on good prose has three steps: a musical stage when it is composed, an architectonic one when it is built, and a textile one when it is woven.
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Milos said, You're my first choice. From my point of view, that doesn't pay the rent. I said, Tell me what I have to do next because I'm busy painting my kitchen.
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I suppose I often think of my writing as quite impersonal. But it turned out, when my father died, writing was exactly what I wanted to do.
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The ADA is essential in helping me overcome the obstacles I face as a Wounded Warrior and empowers me to assist other veterans. It allows me to be physically active, have my pilot's license, and serve in Congress.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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I've been a fan of Burberry for a very long time and they've been so supportive of me for many years.
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If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.
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We ignore slow environmental changes unless they are crisis-driven, such as hurricanes in Florida.
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I have my own people that make my clothes because it's hard for me to find stuff that fits.
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One of the recent love stories I enjoyed was Bhaskar's 'Bommarillu.'
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It takes people a while to trust you.
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I mean, Tool has a style, but we try to make all our songs sound different from each other.
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I have to be smart. You cannot be going in there, trying to go forward and pressure guys, and be taking damage and getting hurt on the way to doing it.
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I find that the time that goes by is actually your best friend when you are making a record. The passing of time gives you perspective on what you recorded and what you wrote. If something sounds good to you 12 months after you recorded it then chances are pretty good that there's something valuable about the part or the song.
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I was once invited to attend a private dinner for Senator John F. Kennedy. But it was a Saturday evening, and I passed. Had better things to do.
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Bitcoin's got its issues. But it is not competing with perfection.
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I set the goal of getting a book contract by age thirty.
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People look at me, they know I've appeared in costume dramas and they automatically assume I must be a Tory, I must be a certain type of person.
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I have a close association with Gen. Petraeus... What you get in Dave Petraeus is a very unique officer, a combination of intelligence, extraordinary depth of knowledge and understanding.
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The enso contains the perfect and imperfect; that is why it is always complete.
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Instant, soluble coffee has long been the unspeakable wasteland of the coffee business. Conventional wisdom would be that no premium brand should go near it. But Howard Schultz's vision from day one has been to bring quality coffee to the mass market.
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Lucky is the man who does not secretly believe that every possibility is open to him.
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I don't want to block every contact with the Palestinians, I think that would be a mistake, and I think that Abu Mazen has an independent status as democratically elected head of the Palestinian people, and it's important if I will talk with him.
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People who say, 'Let the chips fall where they may,' usually figure they will not be hit by a chip.
