Mary Roach Quotes
I've always been a bit of a space geek. I wrote an article years ago about the neutral buoyancy tank, which is this biblically sized pool where they train astronauts. And it was just the coolest thing.
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I know that there are going to be people that don't like my music, but I think in the industry itself it is always that, 'Oh. you're from the 'X Factor.' There have been certain radio stations that will not play your song because you are from the 'X Factor,' yet they'll play another song from an artist from another TV show.
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Age for me is just a number.
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As soon as one project is finished I like to go straight on to something else.
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If one line about the film excites me, I try to take it forward.
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The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it.
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To disregard the obvious is not a good trait in a leader in any situation.
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If Turkey wants to join Europe, it will have to become a European country, and that might take a long time.
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Hedge funds are not especially liquid. Many are 'gated' - meaning there are only small windows when you can withdraw your money. They typically have a high minimum investment and often require investors keep their money in the fund for at least one year.
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Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them.
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The measure of your quality as a public person, as a citizen, is the gap between what you do and what you say.
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War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.
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The question for immigration reform is not if we'll get it done, it's when we'll get it done. It's going to get done.
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I can't deal with someone flashy. That's so not me.
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Competition is like a treadmill. If you stand still, you get swept off. But when you run, you can never really get ahead of the treadmill and cover new terrain - so you never run faster than the speed that is set.
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I grew up pretty much with nothing.
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Government is a health hazard. Governments have killed many more people than cigarettes or unbuckled seat belts ever have.
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I am very excited to be able to work more with young designers and support them.
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When you live in a condo complex with people next door, I don't know how you can be dead for four months without anybody noticing you not coming and going.
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You just have to be yourself and make music you feel from your gut, and hopefully, your audience will respond.
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I want to live happily in a world I don't understand.
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Owners sometimes think their dogs have already suffered so much that they couldn't possibly inflict any more criticism. Yet it's that very firm, effective training that would make those dogs happier and more secure.
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To me, what I realized when we were doing 'Spinal Tap' - and the four of us wrote that - is, really, the core of that is the relationship with the two guys who grew up together and that strain when the girlfriend comes in. If that wasn't there, it's a very different movie. Then it's just bumbling guys stumbling along.
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I'm not a big theory person. So when I get asked questions that demand serious statements, I just make it up.
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I've always been a bit of a space geek. I wrote an article years ago about the neutral buoyancy tank, which is this biblically sized pool where they train astronauts. And it was just the coolest thing.
