David Gemmell Quotes
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Devotion complete culminates in knowledge supreme.
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Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.
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'Cold Case Files' and similar shows do bang up business, which points to a certain thirst for details in the viewership, but it seems like all the news chat shows continue to force the myth that Americans can't stand detail and have no interest in an idea that can't fit on a bumper sticker.
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It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
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Most of the important composers in our country are clustered in the Northeast.
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Things that came before, people and things and experiences – that does mean something to me. It doesn't mean I don't embrace the new, but I don't forget the past, either.
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Everything is tennis for me, it's my career and it's entertainment, but it's also a business.
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I like to escape; I like to write when I go on a walk - I'm kind of very fairy that way. I get inspired by the wind. Or when I daydream, that's when I write.
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Washington has, with some justification, gained a reputation for being hopelessly mired in partisan gridlock.
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Bikes and planes aren't about going fast or having fun; they're toys, but serious ones.
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Harry Potter to me is a bore. His talent arrives as a gift; he's chosen. Who can identify with that? But Hermione - she's working harder than anyone, she's half outsider, right? Half Muggle. She shouldn't be there at all. It's so unfair that Harry's the star of the books, given how hard she worked to get her powers.
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My life has become a reality show. When I am home, people are climbing trees with cameras. I feel that my personal space is being encroached upon. I will try and protect it as much as I can.
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I am essentially a hack, a commercial person. If I had a hobby, I would immediately make money on it or abandon it.
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I get these weird divine feelings. They're, like, so strong I can't shake them.
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Say there are three identical-looking pizza joints on a street. Two of those will always be empty. The third will have a line of people patiently waiting, checking their phones. There's always one place that's the place. That's how it works.
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Most of my stuff hasn't gone viral. I have been successful on YouTube and I'm very proud of the stuff that I've done, but compared to the people who are actual internet stars and making a living off of it, my views are nothing.
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As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.
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I have matured a lot.
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I don't think the people are going to change their opinion on the health care plan because President Obama has now won the Nobel Peace Prize.
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I learned to walk as a baby, and I haven't had a lesson since.
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Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.
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We sit here safe, within a circle of swords held by other men.
