David Gemmell Quotes
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No one ought to be under any illusion that Cheney privately thinks himself a failure.
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No civilisation can claim to have a monopoly on universal values and no one can claim to be always faithful to his own values.
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I learned not to depend on other people. I needed support, but it's you who has to go out and deliver.
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We're going to test with the same car, but we have a new car ready.
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The single most important thing we can do to protect our communities from climate change is to reduce dangerous carbon pollution.
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As a boy, I had an uncle, T. G. Bond, who lived near Moreton Hampstead and who was passionately devoted to Dartmoor. He inspired me with the same love.
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We need to have women in more powerful positions that are making decisions, so when that 10-year-old girl is looking up and wondering, 'What can I do and what do I want to be when I get older?' She has the opportunity to do and be whatever she wants.
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When you have to work, work with a smile.
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I was so self-critical. I still am, but it's not as bad anymore.
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New York felt to me like what America should be - a representation of the world in this small pocket.
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I like to eat right and in moderation, but give myself treats and kind of have everything.
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Bahrain 's margin of freedom is growing day after day as we head into the future with steady steps.
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I just had a normal African childhood; we played football a lot, but it was always in the street and always without shoes. Boots were very expensive, and when there are seven in your family, and you say you want to buy a pair, your father wants to kill you.
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Earn your success based on service to others, not at the expense of others.
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The effect of depleted uranium, used by America in the Gulf War, is never referred to.
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When I was younger, me and my brother got a video camera, and he used to direct and I used to act. We used to make these silly, stupid short films, which, looking back now, were probably horrible.
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As a filmmaker, my approach is to come in not with preconceived notions, but with curiosity, and in that way, whether my subjects are James Carville or Anna Wintour or Dick Cheney, I am always surprised.
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While Mayor Daley surprised me today with his decision to not run for reelection, I have never been surprised by his leadership, dedication and tireless work on behalf of the city and the people of Chicago.
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It's really weird because my house is very ornate, but my writing lair is very, very blank. It's white, the furniture is white. It gives me nothing to look at, so I just have to concentrate!
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When we pass by another person without telling them we love them it’s cruel and wrong and we all know this.
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This is yet another example of terrorists' cynical and callous disregard for human life.
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My friends are all megalomaniacs - from Damien Hirst to Jack Nicholson - all of them.
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A good dancer is one who listens to the musicWe dance the music not the steps. Anyone who aspires to dance never thinks about what he is going to do. What he cares about is that he follows the music. You see, we are painters. We paint the music with our feet.
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A man must know his limitations.
