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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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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Small businesses pay 18 percent more than big businesses for health care, the same health care, just because they're small and they have too small a pool of risk.
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It was a big decision to leave the system because many people said I would fail.
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I love improvising on the spot. I like that pressure.
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It's not about supplication, it's about power. It's not about asking, it's about demanding. It's not about convincing those who are currently in power, it's about changing the very face of power itself.
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No greed was comparable to the appeal of self-sacrifice.
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The very odd thing about sagas ... is that they very rarely mention dry mouths and full bladders.
