Martin Jacques Quotes
Always beware your moment of triumphalism: such emotions are a poor steer on the future.
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I write in a small office at home.
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I believed in myself. I never imagined myself as just an ordinary player.
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I firmly believe that with President Trump in the White House, we have such a great opportunity as conservatives.
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I would describe my sound as classic Motown.
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I was afraid I would see someone from my past who thought I was this big athlete, and then I end up being just normal.
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Anybody who plays the stock market not as an insider is like a man buying cows in the moonlight.
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A long iron rod rocketed straight through the very forefront of Phineas Gage's brain. It's kind of an unusual part of the brain: you can suffer pretty severe injuries to it and often walk away from the injury. It's not a part of the brain that's necessarily vital for your biological self. But it is very important for personality.
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For the third season, we do a sit around on one episode where we were in character and then we commented on one episode just being ourselves, so - not really. I was comfortable, though. I wasn't nervous.
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Depending on where my self-confidence was, growing up, I would use humor either to bring people closer, or to keep them away from certain feelings I had.
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I never supported violence. Before the formation of TMC, I was a member of the Congress Party. Gandhi's Congress. Non-violence is a philosophy that runs deep.
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Somebody can't complain when they enjoy going to work and enjoy the people they work with.
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I think that 'Lost' is a bit of a dinosaur in terms of the type of show it is. The economics just don't support making a show this big and complicated profitable enough for a network.
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I take care of myself and take antioxidating supplements suggested by my best friend and first fan - he takes care of my Internet presence - Doctor Mario Rosario Porzio. I eat well - in fact, very well.
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I've been training quite hard.
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I'm really excited about furthering my film career in Bollywood and Hollywood.
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My whole thing is loyalty. Loyalty over royalty; word is bond.
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There once was a demographic survey done to determine if money was connected to happiness and Ireland was the only place where this did not turn out to be true.
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Green is one of my favorite colors - emerald green.
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You will attract the younger generation and they might well prove tougher than the older generation. What we are trying to do is to look at the future and see what we can do to bring some stability back to people's lives.
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A newcomer needs to be careful as to what kind of role they choose. If you choose something different, you will end up getting typecast. That's why I chose to play a character my age, to keep my options open for the future.
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I hear so many people talking about what's wrong, whether it's climate change or whatever, but so few say, 'Well, look, we've got this problem, so let's find the solution. Let's find a scientist, let's find politicians who are prepared to shape the future, or try and keep up with it.'
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My parents have put in a lot of efforts for me. Whatever I am and wherever I am is because of them. I won't do anything to displease them.
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Always beware your moment of triumphalism: such emotions are a poor steer on the future.
