James Balog Quotes
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I was unbelievably lucky.
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I didn't want to give up my Illinois driver's license and was unaware that was a crime. It is, by the way, in the state of California. Lesson learned. I technically broke a law, so technically I deserve whatever I get.
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Even though I'm Hispanic, I'm so white.
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The real drawback to the simple life is that it is not simple. If you are living it, you positively can do nothing else. There is not time.
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People perceive games as being for kids, and I think that perception is going to change. Time is going to take care of that. I mean, we've already won. Games have won; it's inevitable.
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Fundamentally, I do agree, certainly, people must be allowed to express their own opinions freely. Freedom is part of the essential rights of all nations.
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The first drama thing I really got stuck into was 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' I played Puck. That's when I said, 'I want to be an actor.'
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There was one man in the Labour government, Robin Cook, whom I had a very high regard for. He had the courage to speak out and to resign over Iraq. He was an admirable man. But resignation over a matter of principle is not a very fashionable thing in our society.
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I don't want to wait 20 or 50 years for something to be done about petrochemical pollution.
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I like Noah from 'The Notebook.' One - hundred percent. I fall in love with him so hard.
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In fourth grade, I learned that reading was serious business, not just a pleasant way to pass the time, and that like medicine or engineering, it had a definite, valuable purpose: to foster 'comprehension.'
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The studio have always claimed that the ship is the star of the show, especially when they're renegotiating contracts.
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It's an honor to live in and serve the great City of Los Angeles. I'm also immensely grateful for the support I've received from Ireland.
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I'm not the type to get ulcers. I give them.
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Those market researchers... are playing games with you and me and with this entire country. Their so-called samples of opinion are no more accurate or reliable than my grandmother's big toe was when it came to predicting the weather.
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Oh, isn't it cool? It's so cool being an actor! It's so cool having my face on a bus.
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As the president of Afghanistan I look at the suffering of our people as a whole.
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Islam is fixed, stable, ordered and disciplined, and so are Muslims.
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I've lived in Shepherd's Bush for five years with my friend Georgia in a cosy, cluttered flat.
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The Oscars is always the most special event of Awards Season and is the grand finale - there's just something about the atmosphere that makes it magical.
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Skill at helping people grow spiritually, like skill at playing chess, depends on understanding and valuing differences.
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If you are in a breakup, you might as well go all the way and spend the summer in Samarkand, with no air-conditioning, learning a language you have no use for. At least it adds some romance to a depressing situation.
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If you believe you can only go so far, it is an obstacle.
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Climate change is a really abstract thing in most of the world.
