James Boswell Quotes
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I have been mislabeled as a big advocate of low-income home ownership over rental.
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There's very few people - like Shakespeare - who, no matter what, were gonna do what they did. For the rest of us, there's a lot of events that have to happen in order for things to end up the way they are.
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My drummer, bass player, and guitar player sing backgrounds. They play and sing. I can sing all the harmonies, but I can't do it alone.
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I come from a very hospitable, close, Catholic, matriarchal family.
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There are a variety of techniques to help people change the kind of thinking that leads them to become depressed. These techniques are called cognitive behavioral therapy.
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I went through this delayed-adolescence thing. I didn't want to be tied down to a family.
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I feel like I'm really lucky.
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My dad is a football guy, not a music guy. He didn't totally understand when I decided to be a musician.
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If I do have kids, I can't wait because I'm excited to go back to school to help them with their homework and remember how to do simple math. I think it's about staying curious and not losing the sense of wonder.
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I'm Jewish and I can sing and I'm alive.
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I respect every guy that has walked away. I think every single guy in this league makes his own decision, and that's perfectly fine. The reason I respect that and the reason I think every guy has his own way of dealing with things is because, in my personal opinion, I know what I'm getting into.
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But I'm good to go through my contract with Childress, and my determination is to win races and try to win that other championship.
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When I was coming out of college, storytelling was very much something you did with pencil and paper, so the technological platform versatility, I think, is really valuable.
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When I write stories I am like someone who is in her own country, walking along streets that she has known since she was a child, between walls and trees that are hers.
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During my first open ocean dive, I went down to 800 feet and turned out the lights. I knew I would see bioluminescence, but I was totally unprepared for how much. It was incredible! There were explosions of light everywhere, like being in the middle of a silent fireworks display.
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A chief of station is the head of all intelligence operations in any given country.
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Telluride has an incredible history and reputation, and I've long known of it as a unique entity that makes a place for writers - one more aspect of this exceptional film festival in the Colorado Alps.
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The problem of forgetting might not torment us so much if we could only convince ourselves that remembering isn't important. Perhaps the things we learn - words, dates, formulas, historical and biographical details - don't really matter. Facts can be looked up. That's what the Internet is for.
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When someone is in our tribe, I think it's particularly easier for us to tell them apart, because we're used to their facial features.
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The way he's swinging the bat, he won't get a hit until the 20th century.
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I like Pantene shampoo and conditioner because my hair is so straight, and I find it gives me a little lift.
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There is something pagan in me that I cannot shake off. In short, I deny nothing, but doubt everything.
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He who has provoked the lash of wit, cannot complain that he smarts from it.