David Attenborough Quotes
I think a major element of jetlag is psychological. Nobody ever tells me what time it is at home.
Quotes to Explore
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Healthy is in the eye of the beholder.
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In a democracy, allegations will never improve situations. So, I'm against allegations, but I always welcome criticism.
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All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.
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I've often thought the Bible should have a disclaimer in the front saying, 'This is fiction.'
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One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.
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I am a great believer that a captain is as good as his team.
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If I had to do it all over, I'd be more secluded about it.
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Who would set a limit to the mind of man? Who would dare assert that we know all there is to be known?
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My father had very little formal education.
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As Mayor, I will use my experience to make San Francisco a place where small businesses can thrive.
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I was a typical farm boy. I liked the farm. I enjoyed the things that you do on a farm, go down to the drainage ditch and fish, and look at the crawfish and pick a little cotton.
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Even fictional characters sometimes receive unwarranted medical opinions. Doctors have diagnosed Ebenezer Scrooge with OCD, Sherlock Holmes with autism, and Darth Vader with borderline personality disorder.
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I've been with some of the most quote-unquote beautiful women in the world. But they're so ugly on the inside.
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You don't make it anywhere without someone helping you out.
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Democracy requires common ground on which all can stand, but that ground is sinking beneath our feet, and democracy may be going down the sinkhole with it.
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What I want to do is tell stories about normal people in the American suburbs. I don't write the book where it's a conspiracy reaching the prime minister; I don't write the book with the big serial killer who lops off heads. My setting is a very placid pool of suburbia, family life. And within that I can make pretty big splashes.
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I am a huge wrestling fan. I would say The Rock is my favorite person to watch for obvious reasons.
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There will be mental worries with the long jump before Rio, but I know I can get through it. It's just getting my confidence back. I know I have a big jump in me.
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I don't think I've ever been chatted up, and I don't think I've ever chatted anyone up. The Fresh Prince has the best chat-up lines.
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The tears stream down my cheeks from my unblinking eyes. What makes me weep so? From time to time. There is nothing saddening here. Perhaps it is liquefied brain.
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It's true that immigrant novels have to do with people going from one country to another, but there isn't a single novel that doesn't travel from one place to another, emotionally or locally.
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Life admits not of delays; when pleasure can be had, it is fit to catch it. Every hour takes away part of the things that please us, and perhaps part of our disposition to be pleased.
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I feel fine as long I'm not running around.
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I think a major element of jetlag is psychological. Nobody ever tells me what time it is at home.
