David Nicholls Quotes
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When I was a kid growing up, I always thought I would be a journalist, and I thought, you know, I'd cover stories about other people, and we're always taught never to make the story about yourself.
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The same parts of my brain get as excited as when I study bio or read a novel and write a paper on it.
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I believe in reincarnation of the soul.
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Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
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Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use.
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It's important to me that I look good on television because, let's face it, I'm single, and you want somebody to watch the show and fall in love with you.
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I am passionate about acting. 'Girls in our family are not allowed to act' is quite an outdated thought to have. They did it till my mother, but now no more.
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It's possible to look really cute and still be comfortable. You don't have to kill your feet to have a fashionable look.
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Intolerance betrays want of faith in one's cause.
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Anybody who's been through a divorce will tell you that at one point. they've thought murder. The line between thinking murder and doing murder isn't that major.
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If you're confident, then it helps you live up to your potential, but if you believe because you went to a certain school it means you're entitled to have a particular career, you'll fall flat on your face eventually.
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Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain.
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Slow down, everyone. You're moving too fast.
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Play as well as you can; that's it, as opposed to creating these odd paranoias, trying to be something you're not.
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So many songwriters peak in their early 20s because they're living off their passions.
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Ask, 'How are we different from the great apes?' We have culture, we have civilisation, and we have language to be celebrated as part of being human.
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Technology is an enabler; you have to be at the cutting edge of technology - there is no choice.
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Now obey thy cherished secret wish,Embrace thy friends-leave all in order;To port and hawser's tie no more returning,Depart upon thy endless cruise, old Sailor!
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I'm trying to put plus-size on the map. We can be fashion-forward.
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I just try to tell my stories in a way that is still light-hearted and fun to listen to. I'm not trying to bash you over the head with what I have to say.
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Immigrants in Norway must learn Norwegian. The same should Spaniards in Spain do, if they want to work with Norwegians.
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At the time I wasn’t really familiar with Caucasians and he got me up out of that ’cause they regular people just like everybody else.
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Part of acting is having the security to turn yourself loose and let yourself go in order to reach whatever depths a character has. If your guts aren't hanging out there, you don't offer anything.
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I've only ever been recognised in the street once. In Sweden, strangely.
