Paul Watson Quotes
Dutch prisons are probably the most civilized you're going to find anywhere in the world.
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I don't mind talking about 'what might have been,' but I am not one to doubt or regret most of my decisions.
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One of my strengths is connecting with the players.
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You know, I'm an African-American quarterback. That may scare a lot of people because they – they haven't seen nothing that they can compare me to.
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We make assumptions: nurses should be nice, teachers should be good. But everyone has a dark side, some darker than others.
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Initially, it would bother me when filmmakers, script writers, dialogue writers and choreographers tried to recreate a bit of my dad though me.
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I don't study cricket too much. Whatever I have learned or experienced is through cricket I've played on the field, and whatever little I have watched.
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I used to love to create outfits, and I still do - I just don't have the time. How can you wear one thing and never wear it again? Even my wedding dress - I had a dress made that I could wear again. I'm a child of the depression, so I'm very, very practical.
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Instead of going out to dinner, buy good food. Cooking at home shows such affection. In a bad economy, it's more important to make yourself feel good.
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Learning about factory farms and their horrendous treatment of animals is what made me become vegetarian in the first place. I also support the education of the public on adopting pets from animal shelters or saving homeless animals off the street in lieu of buying them from pet shops.
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So if I get these actors for 30% of their price by coming in so late with an offer when they know they are not getting another offer then I do it this way.
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You learn from the things that happen in your career. You get up and down. You never give up. All the things that happened in my career, thank God it happened early rather than late in my career.
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Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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The main characters for 'The Seer and the Sword' made an appearance one night and then haunted me for over five years before I began to write them down. Does that count as inspiration? For me, characters tend to show up, stay on to help with the work of writing their stories, and then occasionally deign to visit after a book is finished.
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I wasn't a great debater.
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Some things are really sacred and important to other cultures, so you have to be aware, politically, about those things before you just adopt them.
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Work eight hours and sleep eight hours and make sure that they are not the same hours.
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There are quantities of human beings, but there are many more faces, for each person has several.
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Frankly, right is right and wrong is wrong, particularly when a parent is talking to a child. A bright line around moral responsibility is very important.
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You know what's nice about Montreal? Not only is it a beautiful city, but you have Cuban cigars.
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When you're starting out, say yes to everything you can.
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With growing experience, all skillful commanders sought to profit by the power of the defensive, even when on the offensive.
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Be the chief but never the lord.
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France has always succeeded because it is part of the world.
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Dutch prisons are probably the most civilized you're going to find anywhere in the world.
