David Morrell Quotes
My world view is that it can all go to hell in an instant, and you have to be ready for it. That's pretty much the central theme running through my work. It's about people's awareness of how uncertain life can be and their trying to guard against that.
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It wasn't until the first season ended that I went to my first Star Trek convention. It was in Denver. There were two and a half thousand people there.
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There is always shame in the creation of an object for the public gaze.
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I didn't have a sweet tooth, but I liked butter, and I liked sauces, and I liked wine... and curry... and cheeses.
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I've always been extremely physical. I was a gymnast for 15 years, and then I was a dancer for nine, so I was kind of looking for these parts. But we have a tendency in Denmark not to do many action films.
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If I were to work with my mom, I probably would not want her to play my mom. That would get too real.
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The progress of India is the destiny of one-sixth of humanity. And it will also mean a world more confident of its prosperity and more secure about its future.
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Our regulatory bodies strive to create honest dealings, fair trades, and a situation in which no one has an advantage over anyone else. But human beings aren't honest. And all trades are made because one person thinks he's getting the better of the other, and the other person thinks the same.
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I think I've slayed my long jump demons.
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It is amazing that it is my destiny to be the first Aussie to win the Masters.
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Being married to a psychologist, I realize that I learn more from imperfections.
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Proust is a huge author for me.
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I've always been drawn to the idea that small choices in our lives could have drastic effects on our future.
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I definitely want to be an inspiration or a role model for all the little girls out there or anyone out there that wants to break stereotypes. I feel like I'm breaking stereotypes with what I'm doing. I'm not the typical fighter, and there's a lot of people out there that won't do something just because they don't fit the stereotype.
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There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money.
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Any one who wants to live in peace and freedom will be to live by toil, demonstration of high levels of discipline and tolerance for one another.
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It's not that we poor men are so powerful to be able to banish the devil. It's that God gives us the power.
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I had a terrible bout of acne after I turned 30.
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For me, there is no day or night for music. I often work through the night - without phone calls disturbing me.
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From high black walls, gleaming vaguely with rain,Each yellow light looked down like a golden eye.They trembled from coign to coign, and tower to tower,Along high terraces quicker than dream they flew.And some of them steadily glowed, and some soon vanished,And some strange shadows threw.
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Wisdom comes with winters.
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A different world cannot be built by indifferent people.
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I always feel like any criminal who doesn't have a mask on is dumb: particularly the ones who don't realize that all mini-marts have cameras. I find that so hilarious. Or bank robbers without a mask. You're like, 'Have you seen no movies?'
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How is it having more control if you have less money in your pocket as Martin Lewis Moneysaving expert says?
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My world view is that it can all go to hell in an instant, and you have to be ready for it. That's pretty much the central theme running through my work. It's about people's awareness of how uncertain life can be and their trying to guard against that.
