David Mitchell Quotes
When I think about it, I'm happily bewildered that people will preorder my books They'll preorder me. What a lucky guy!
Quotes to Explore
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Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.
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I cannot summon up inspiration; I myself am summoned.
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I took my acting very seriously. I did over 40 films, and naturally, some of them were called B-movies because the woman was at the top of the billing. Women couldn't star in their own movies.
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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I just enjoy life now. I just enjoy every morning I get to wake up.
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For me, great music doesn't just have to fall into one category or one genre and I love appreciating all kinds of music.
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I wanted to see how flavors, spices, and grains traveled back and forth along the Silk Road and were interpreted by a multitude of cultures' palates.
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All of world's eyes are trained on the Games. So winning at that stage is heroic. It is a different feeling altogether and cannot be explained in words.
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My label understands that I am really attached to Malaysia, that I come home a lot.
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There's no single company in the whole world that has a big-scale production base and at the same time has screening and distribution channels. Wanda Group is the first one in the world.
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All my fiction starts from a feeling of unique perception, the pressure of a secret, a story that needs to be told.
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I mean... if you're raised as a decent human being, killing somebody is against every moral thing you've ever been taught. And so, generally, in combat it's 'krauts,' the 'gooks,' the 'yanks' - whatever you want to do to try and make it so that it's not a human being.
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The reality about being economically dependent on someone else usually doesn't work out for women in the end. It's about being an adult and being responsible for your life. Most women have to work, so let's just get on with it.
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The first part of my life, as a player, has ended but now I'm heading into an equally important part as a manager, hoping to do as well as I did on the field.
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Through this experience we have been warned - learn everything, don't forget anything!
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Online hierarchies are inherently dynamic. The moment someone stops adding value to the community, his influence starts to wane.
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When I write a song, it comes from the heart and is based on a specific experience. You can't really say that one experience is greater than another, because all of your experiences take you through life on this journey.
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I became aware that all sounds can make meaningful language.
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I never eat in a restaurant that's over a hundred feet off the ground and won't stand still.
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Over the years, from serving in the CIA to sitting on non-profit boards, I have observed first-hand what the addition of even one woman to a meeting or to a decision-making body can do. Put simply, in very many instances, group dynamics improve markedly.
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I get hired because I improvise well.
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Before I'm a zombie nerd, before I'm a science-fiction nerd, I am a history nerd.
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I follow my law and fulfil it all duly and look! when your doubt runneth high North points to the needle!
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When I think about it, I'm happily bewildered that people will preorder my books They'll preorder me. What a lucky guy!
