James Bryce Quotes
Three-fourths of the mistakes a man makes are made because he does not really know what he thinks he knows.
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I always knew I had a voice and I've always known I could sing, but I was too shy to let it come out. I think it's the hardest thing to do, to sing in front of people. When I finally let go and did it, I realized it's what I'm most talented at and what I love to do the most.
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You shouldn't try to manufacture progress.
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When I realised that I had feelings for men as well as women, at first I was worried and frightened, and there was a certain amount of 'Who am I? Am I a criminal?' and so on. It took me a long time to come to terms with myself. Those were painful years - painful then and painful to look back on.
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The lack of a consistent policy from major economies is the main source of volatility.
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It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr.
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Survival requires us to leave our prejudices at home. It's about doing whatever it takes - and ultimately those with the biggest heart will win.
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Maybe clothes are a form of creative expression for me. An outlet. Because I don't get to express myself creatively through my official duties.
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I don't mind playing spoiler.
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I am always a beginner. I only try to include different parts of life; the pastoral, the tragic, et cetera.
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Just as it got easier to use email, it will be easier to use Bitcoin as people invest in it and become more familiar with it.
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The true facts are not always obvious. They often have to be looked for.
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Last four months were great for me, was probably one of the best four months of my career, playing unbelievable in the clay court season.
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I work so much. If I don't get all the comforts, I will turn mad.
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Think about 'GoodFellas': It could be a textbook on how not to write a screenplay. It leans on voice-over at the beginning, then abandons it for a while, then the character just talks right into the camera at the end. That structure is so unusual that you don't have any sense of what's going to happen next.
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I would love to go to film school.
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The gap in India has always been between the promise and the execution.
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I go to Japan every November on vacation, and the one thing I never return home without is yuba, which is the thin skin that forms atop boiling soy milk. You skim it off and either eat it fresh or dry it.
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You have to respect your opponent.
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I welcome him like I welcome cold sores. He's from England, he's angry and he's got Mad Power Disease.
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The mask, like the side-show freak, is mainly participatory rather than pictorial in its sensory appeal. (p. 352)
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We're so used to everything being properly manicured, like you can hear every footstep in a movie, you can hear every bit of dialogue, and everything is in its place.
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In 1984, Nevada Senator Paul Laxalt gave me the opportunity of a lifetime to serve as a legislative intern in his office in Washington, D.C. Coming from humble beginnings, the experience changed my life and charted me on a path of public service.
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Three-fourths of the mistakes a man makes are made because he does not really know what he thinks he knows.
