Bill James Quotes
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I just want my films to work. The hit or flop verdict really affects me. I seriously analyse what went wrong if a film turns out to be a dud!
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There were points in my life where I felt oddly irresistible to women. I'm not in that state now and that makes me sad.
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The wish to hurt, the momentary intoxication with pain, is the loophole through which the pervert climbs into the minds of ordinary men.
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For almost a century since 1918, the centralised nation-state has been the world's default political form. Its various experiments in industrialisation, urbanisation, mass literacy and consumerism have brought more people into public life.
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I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people.
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He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.
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I haven't listened to much music lately; I've been out of it.
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I never really did any disco dancing.
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I wouldn't mind seeing The Smiths reform. That would be cool.
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No one's ever happy with their position in Hollywood. You hear that from people you'd never dream would complain.
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I think the tone of the show has certainly changed over the years, because it's really, really hard to do something different when you have a show going on as long as this has.
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I'm certainly relishing the idea of living a century. Can you imagine that? What an achievement.
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I grew up in New York City - I grew up surrounded by every sound that you imagine can come from a New Yorker. All of the different boroughs and all of the different sounds.
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Sometimes I thank God... for cheeseburgers.
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I have an idea for a Godzilla movie that I've always wanted to do. The whole idea of Godzilla's role in Tokyo, where he's always battling these other monsters, saving humanity time and again - wouldn't Godzilla become God? It would be called 'Living Under the Rule of Godzilla.'
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I really looked up to Tina Fey as a writer, and because I did have a background in writing, she is someone whose career I really did admire.
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I love being around my mom and my dad.
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In politics, sometimes you have to lie, or you make a promise that you cannot keep.
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For me, physical beauty is never the reason for attraction to anyone.
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My uncles and other relatives are against encouraging girls in every aspect, and that includes sports. I hardly interact with them. My parents are more open. They back me all the way.
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I started, actually, in journalism when I was - well. I started at the 'New York Times' when I was 18 years old, actually, but really got into journalism when I was 15 years old and had started a sports magazine which was trying to become a national sports magazine.
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On a little heap of BarleyDied my aged uncle Arly,And they buried him one night;-Close beside the leafy thicket;-There, his hat and Railway-Ticket;-There, his ever-faithful Cricket;-(But his shoes were far too tight.)
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Style is to see beauty in modesty.
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I like to feel that I understand little things about sports.
