David Gemmell Quotes
The very odd thing about sagas ... is that they very rarely mention dry mouths and full bladders.
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I have an ambition to write a great book, but that's really a competition with myself. I've noticed that a lot of young writers, people in all media, want to be famous but they don't really want to do anything. I can't think of anything less worth striving for than fame.
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Righteousness exalts a nation, and sin brings reproach.
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The main thing for me is to make sure our home is peaceful, that it's healthy, that the kids are good.
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People are so wonderful that a photographer has only to wait for that breathless moment to capture what he wants on film.
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I really enjoy being a dad, and maybe I took it too seriously, but I love being around my kids.
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There's a hardening of the culture. Reality TV has lowered the standards of entertainment. You're left wondering about the legitimacy of relationships. It's probably harder to entertain the same people with a more classic form of writing, and romantic comedies are a classic genre.
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I had this little Bon Iver phase a few years back; 'Flume' was one of my favourite songs.
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I'm neurotic about children. I see dangers everywhere - sharp corners, stairs.
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During a transformation, it's understandable to be hesitant about moving too fast, especially at the outset.
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I think that when you are on a four-inch balance beam, you don't care about laughing or smiling or waving to the crowd because you're going to be down in a second.
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I gave a funny speech at my wife's birthday party, and I'm thinking, 'Hey, I've still got it.'
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I've done my coaching badges, I've got my Pro Licence, but I enjoy what I'm doing now. I'm also the elite performance director of the Welsh FA. The main thing for me was always Liverpool Football Club and my country, Wales - and I'm lucky enough to still be involved with both of them.
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I always thought golf was a game reserved for the rich and the elite... But it's a misconception. It's a highly technical game, and it's a game that you can play and master alone. You require sharp skills for it, and you can play the game alone.
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'Vice Squad' needed to be real if it was going to have the impact that I wanted it to have.
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Performing on stage is what I've done since I was a kid and it's where the passion that has started from the very beginning for me, and that's what I'm going to enjoy.
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When we were on the road, I found out that my greatest hits album went Gold. They freaked out. Things really came to a head when we started arguing about a Van Halen greatest hits package.
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The sound principle of a topsy-turvy lifestyle in the framework of an upside-down world order has stood every test.
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How many people in the world is, each of them is individual. And I like to eat bread, somebody don't like that. You know this is the same in gymnastics.
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No sale de lo malo quien está en él, porque teme encontrarse... con lo malo.
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I got the chance to argue my first case in Supreme Court, a criminal case arising in Alabama that involved the right of a defendant to counsel at a critical stage in a capital case before a trial.
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My father had all these great names for our cows. Bossy and Daisy and Petunia and Turnip. One of my jobs was to round up the cows before milking. I'd go out back with the dog and bring them in.
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An agenda is not a bad thing.
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Failure is an absolute prerequisite for success. You learn to succeed by failing.
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The very odd thing about sagas ... is that they very rarely mention dry mouths and full bladders.
