Martin Jacques Quotes
Where the costs of entry are minimal, there is a wide avenue of opportunity for those with little or nothing, which is why football is just about the most democratic sport of all: African and Brazilian footballers compete on a level playing field with their rich white European counterparts.
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I love to smell like roses, literally all day!
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People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.
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Customers want new things, and the way that they get them isn't written in stone.
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My own wandering blood comes from my seafaring grandfather, who, after he had left the sea and settled on shore, still governed his house by a ship's rules.
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My parents were both entrepreneurs.
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It would be nice to be on the charts again, nice to be recognised.
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I love Jonathan Richman - I love a lot of his music, and the thing I really like about him is his attitude. He seems very happy, and the way he performs is like, 'Don't worry, everybody, just get into it. I'm just having fun; I like when you guys are having fun.'
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I think the process is one of using the camera and sound in the way a detective uses a magnifying glass: to find the clues. They're discovery devices, not performance devices - you're watching things the way a cat does. You're not judging. You're there to witness something.
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I'm a slow starter.
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You'll never get mixed up if you simply tell the truth. Then you don't have to remember what you have said, and you never forget what you have said.
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Cerrone, he's a very good Muay Thai guy, very long.
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People ask how could I be so conservative. Well, I was born to people raised in 1889.
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I love things that are harsh and things that are too loud. And I love lulling people into a false sense of security. That's life.
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Only people who have been allowed to practise freedom can have the grown-up look in their eyes.
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Athletes, like everyone else, at times take supplements but just have to consult your doctors and work on that. It's a process, but it's achievable... It's my job to be healthy.
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Obviously, after every film you do, you wonder what you're going to do next.
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It's up to you to be responsible for how you feel if you're not happy. Your happiness lies in your hands. You can't rely on a man to make you happy or complete you. That starts with you.
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One of the dreariest spots on life's road is the point of conviction that nothing will ever again happen to you.
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Luckily, I have the kind of personality where I am extremely private. I don't really like to tell everyone my business. I'd much rather people wonder or not know.
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I think often there is great rivalry between neurosurgeons and cardiac surgeons. I think I maybe have a bit of bias with neurosurgeons' opinion that nothing tops neurosurgery! But that makes for a quite interesting conflict between the two.
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I don't go see big, silly movies. I like small things about regular folks, you know?
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There seems to be this thing in football where everything has to be... now!
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The people run the country. So if people didn't want you shooting in their neighborhood, there's no authority that can tell them they have to. That's why it's called the People's Republic of China.
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Where the costs of entry are minimal, there is a wide avenue of opportunity for those with little or nothing, which is why football is just about the most democratic sport of all: African and Brazilian footballers compete on a level playing field with their rich white European counterparts.
