David Nicholls Quotes
Well, it's so hard for books to take off. You give years of your life to something that probably won't happen, so when it does, it feels a little... unjust.
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I feel pressure, but my emotions just don't show that much in my face.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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When I was in college, I learned to really take care of my body and figured out what works best for me and what doesn't work for me when it comes to my nutrition. That helped so much on the field because soccer is such a fitness-oriented game.
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I love to write.
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The heroes of 'Narcos' are the Colombian people who fought and decided to do something about the horrible narco-terrorism that took place in their country back in the '80s.
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With the coaches, you don't want to hear everybody saying, 'Move over! Back up! Do this!' Let's find out what the players know.
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The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has touched me deeply to see so many thousands of families, neighbors and friends celebrating together in such a happy atmosphere.
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If a topic hits me, I'll start going on it. But you can't force it.
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We are the recipients of scientific method. We can each be a creative and active part of it if we so desire.
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Would-be adoptive parents have to struggle for years through a bureaucratic obstacle course at an average cost of $30,000.
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The Barenboim Foundation has nothing to do with politics.
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Lebanon, Israel, Ireland, South Africa - wherever there is a bleeding sore on the body of the world, the same hard-eyed narrow-minded fanatics are busy, indifferent to life, in love with death.
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For me, it makes sense to address shocking experiences through poems because of the way poems also have that effect on the reader.
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Even if I flop, I still qualified for the Games, and that was my goal. My target was to be at an Olympics for the third time with people I like.
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As a player, you just want to focus on controlling the controllables.
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I've always been somewhere down from the top, so I've never had to suffer being knocked off the top.
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It's a lot harder to stick to my regime when I'm travelling, so when I'm home, I make sure that when I wake up in the morning, I drink one litre of water with lemon to cleanse my body from the inside, and then I'll have a big jar of vegetable juice.
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When more Chinese started coming after the Gold Rush, employed on large projects like the Pacific Railroad, anti-Chinese sentiment became shrill.
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Sin is blatant mutiny against God, and either sin or God must die in my life.
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I only went along to youth theatre with a friend when I was young to try to make myself a bit more sociable. But the whole thing was quite sore; it really hurt me trying to get into drama school. It was a world I knew nothing about - it was very middle class; all that usual stuff. But I was young, determined, and I just went for it.
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We must get beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths... and tell the world the glories of our journey.
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I write well on the road. I have the energy, I have the motivation to write. I'm happy when I'm on the road.
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Nearly all the best things that came to me in life have been unexpected, unplanned by me.
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Well, it's so hard for books to take off. You give years of your life to something that probably won't happen, so when it does, it feels a little... unjust.
