Martin Jacques Quotes
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Nixon was the most dishonest individual I have ever met in my life. He lied to his wife, his family, his friends, his colleagues in the Congress, lifetime members of his own political party, the American people and the world.
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Time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.
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I've always performed. I've done plays at home.
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I believe a lot in monogamy, let me tell you.
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I simply adore getting dressed up for a special occasion. I feel incredible stepping out in luxurious fabrics and a bit of bling. That's also how I feel about special-occasion dining rooms. Because these aren't everyday spaces, they contain all sorts of drama for that once-in-a-while 'wow' event.
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In the investment business, you must expect to be wrong.
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I think when you have an optimistic attitude, and you believe that God is guiding you, that you will find the good things in your life and that you will lead to good relationships and good people in your life. And you can make the most of what he's given you.
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In Israel, waves of anger and fear circulate all the time, but so do jokes and gossip and silky evening breezes. So, too, in America.
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I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
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If we go back in the history of different nations, violence and the use of force are part of their heritage. These are the traditions of mankind.
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The public will believe anything, so long as it is not founded on truth.
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I've always been an actor, a lowly actor without power, so I've never been corrupted. I've never even directed.
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Time is the devourer of all things.
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'Dhruva' will have them glued to their seats throughout, and I'm sure of that.
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Why should Bollywood accept me? I should accept Bollywood. I don't care if Bollywood has accepted me. I don't seek acceptance. I don't need to live up to anybody's expectations.
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There are other ways of finding satisfaction, recipes for human happiness, enjoyment, dignified and meaningful, gratifying life, than increased consumption that increases production.
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I sort of understood that when I first started: that you shouldn't repeat a success. Very often you're going to, and maybe the first time you do, it works. And you love it. But then you're trapped.
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But the issue is not only life and death but our existence before God and our being judged by him. All of us were sinners before him and worthy of condemnation.
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Genius is a will-o'-the-wisp if it lacks a solid foundation of perseverence and fanatical tenacity. This is the most important thing in all of human life.
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I've never owned an actual trail-running shoe myself, but maybe I should. My favorite paths are fraught with peril, much of it skulking at shoelace level. A rock, a root, an errant pine cone. Wham, and you're down, choking in dust and picking pebbles from wounds in your forearms and knees.
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I like movies that leave you with something to think about, to discuss, to debate, you know?
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Two years before the last election you nor anyone else would have predicted that Barack Obama was going to get elected president of the United States.
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I do not comment on politics, but I see computerization of the election process as good for stability and social harmony.
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Without doubt, Malaysia is the great economic star of the Muslim world.
