Bill Buford Quotes
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I don't know how I did it, but I worked 7 days a week.
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The next phase of the journey is to move from speculation to actual use cases - people getting into Bitcoin because they want to use it.
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I started auditioning but at times would feel depressed, as I would get shortlisted but never received the final call. Only when the commercials were released would I come to know that I was not selected.
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A long life in journalism convinced me many presidents ago that there should be a large air space between a journalist and the head of a state.
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The war changed everybody's attitude. We became international almost overnight.
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Thanks to aid, a distressing number of African leaders care little about what their citizens want or need - after all it's the reverse of the Boston tea-party - no representation without taxation.
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Soon I knew the craft of experimental physics was beyond me - it was the sublime quality of patience - patience in accumulating data, patience with recalcitrant equipment - which I sadly lacked.
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The Prophet defeated the enemies of Islam even when he and his followers were small in number.
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All institutions have lapses, even great ones, especially by individual rogue employees - famously in recent years at 'The Washington Post,' 'The New York Times,' and the three original TV networks.
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I really want to have actors contribute their own ideas, with phrasings and ideas on all levels.
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There is a humanitarian impulse that one aspires to and there are days when one doesn't do it very well.
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Some films shouldn't be remade.
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I have an enormous metabolism, so I'm lucky.
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I like to be underdressed rather than overdressed. For an event or a premiere, it's fun to dress up more - then I like to experiment.
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You know, I've sold a lot of bad movies in my time.
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I don't know that on-demand sports is remarkably better than live sports.
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Acting is great therapy - you get to do things you'd normally get arrested for.
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The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
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Not a lot of people know me outside of athletics and believe it or not I am actually quite shy. The exhilaration of a win or tears after falling are the extremes. It takes me a while to get to know someone, but once I do I am very loyal to my old friends.
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I think that I am working to remind myself that it's still my life... you have to enjoy yourself.
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As a judge, I hire four law clerks each year. I look for the best.
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I still sweat. My guts are still grinding out there. Sometimes I have enough cotton in my mouth to knit a sweater.
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I think a lot of people feel that they want something softer. Things are changing. It's about individuality, and in a way, it's romantic.
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I just believe people should know what they're eating.
