Charlie Trotter Quotes
I don't know how to put this gently, but I'm trying to tackle the biggest question of all, which is the God question.
Quotes to Explore
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Watching a whole cluster of friends, and my own mother, die over quite a short space of time convinced me that purely materialist 'explanations' for our mysterious human existence simply won't do - on an intellectual level.
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You can only begin to share life well when you think well of yourself.
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Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same.
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Don't sell credits; don't sell walk-on roles... If people want to back you, they'll back you. But if you have to entice people will walk-on roles and crazy credits, you're undermining yourself.
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Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve.
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There are people who are very resourceful, at being remorseful, and who apparently feel that the best way to make friends is to do something terrible and then make amends.
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If it's nice out, I swim pretty much every day for about half an hour. I have a great pool; it's very private and not too many people use it.
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As a little kid, I climbed a lot of trees because I always loved the bird's-eye view.
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Put variety into your mental bill of fare as well as into your physical. It will pay you rich returns.
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When a marriage culture fails, sexual desire no longer unites; instead it fragments.
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This is Earth. Isn't it hot?
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A person standing in front of an audience without enthusiasm for his subject and his actions is disconnected from his spirit.
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Always the notorious red-light district of sports, boxing today is as troubled as it was even in the days when the Mob called the shots. There are too many lawsuits and too few heroes. Absurd mismatches and fraudulent rankings by unaccountable offshore sanctioning bodies have disgusted fans.
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When it's all said and done, I want to look back on my career and say I did numerous things.
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When you become a parent, you really care that you get that right, and you care about nothing else.
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I was under contract to Paramount. They wanted to make me into somebody which I was not. So I got so scared and rebelled, so they threw me out of the studio.
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I'm addicted to the hotel life. It's humbling and fly at the same time.
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I lived in Paris for six months when I was sixteen. It was a fend-for-yourself environment.
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The Hungarian interest is that, if necessary, we should make loan agreements with the IMF on a regular basis.
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We must not be hampered by yesterday's myths in concentrating on today's needs.
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A movie is a mass consumption product. I have got no delusions about being niche. I don't want to be niche. Though in the earlier part of my career I was into niche cinema, doing independent films - and I do have a revolutionary bent of mind - but you cannot make a change from outside; you have to be a part of it.
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The guardians of French pharmacies - the lab-coated salespeople - are busy, serious, and probably know more about your face than you do. Therefore, don't interrupt them, and if they ask you if they can help you, for God's sake, let them. They will not steer you wrong.
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I still held fast to my determination to become a minister; it still seemed to me that that was my duty. I had pledged myself, in my prayers I had given my word to God. How could I therefore break my vow?
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I don't know how to put this gently, but I'm trying to tackle the biggest question of all, which is the God question.
