Daniel Tammet Quotes
When things don't come so naturally to you, you want to persevere, you want to keep pushing yourself to overcome obstacles that prevent you from having the kind of life that you want to have.
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Lobbying is a legitimate profession... Many congressional spouses act as lobbyists.
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I like everything perfect. Everything has to be neat. My sister is 5, and she's more messy than I am. I make my bed every morning, everything's perfect. My shoes are all arranged. It's sad. I'm a little like Ray, a little bit.
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Alienation as our present destiny is achieved only by outrageous violence perpetrated by human beings on human beings.
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Acting allows me to tell a lot of stories, you know start at the beginning, finish at the end, and tell everything in between. Modelling is just an image.
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A true lover always feels in debt to the one he loves.
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In this era in which we live, the old-fashioned virtues grow increasingly unpopular.
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Every teenager and everybody around the ages from 10 to 18 has to go through finding out who they are.
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It is right that we be concerned with the scientific probity of metaphysics.
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I've got a 12-year-old grandson who, when he was 3 years old, before he could say many other words, could name the different kinds of dinosaurs.
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Everyone wants to be a stylist. If you know that's your calling, then you need to intern as much a humanly possible. You need to go to fashion school if you can.
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I don't pick and choose subjects or settings; they pick and choose me.
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I've never necessarily chosen to be a bachelor. I've had girlfriends throughout the last 20 or 30 years. It's just that there were times when I met people that fascinated me and times I didn't.
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But the issue has to do with land, which is our land.
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My father did irrigation jobs, and I would sometimes accompany him, and that gave me a taste of what was going on in the innards of India.
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Through Hamas, Iran has been able to buy itself a seat on the table in talking about the Palestinian issue. And, as a result, through Hamas it does play a role in the issue of the Palestinians, as strange as that should sound.
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Life is not over because you have diabetes. Make the most of what you have, be grateful.
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Many people find themselves with illness as they become successful: higher blood pressure and diabetes.
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To stay a great singer or guitar player, you've got to do it 24/7. That's what I do.
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Brandy is the great cause of destruction for the aborigines of America.
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I'll tell you something: my dad was a nuclear engineer and he was really bright, and I've always said that because of negotiating at such a young age with my dad, it was really such a gift because I could then negotiate with very difficult personalities - and not end up being the scapegoat. I learned to really pick and choose my battles.
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The time for me in the Peace Corps was easily the most formative experience I've had in my life.
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Every twist and turn in life is an opportunity to learn something new about yourself, your interests, your talents, and how to set and then achieve goals.
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If you want to change your life you have to raise your standards.
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When things don't come so naturally to you, you want to persevere, you want to keep pushing yourself to overcome obstacles that prevent you from having the kind of life that you want to have.
