James Clavell Quotes
Now the sun touched the horizon and the man reined in his horse tiredly, glad that the time for prayer had come.
Quotes to Explore
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We are asleep with compasses in our hands.
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You might think the thinner version of yourself is going to be the most positive or confident, but that's not how it is for me. When I'm over 200 pounds, that's when I'm the most confident version of myself.
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I just want to be part of great stories that are told and for them to be relevant.
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Salaries and wages must reflect the reality of the enterprise's economic performance; deviations from the planned performance should be reflected in pay.
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Pictures must not be too picturesque.
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I think for me, or for anyone who plays the quarterback position, it's almost an unspoken word when you think about leadership. Some guys can be a leader and be a running back or a lineman, or wide receiver, strong safety, or linebacker. But when you speak of quarterbacks, it's automatically a default that you're supposed to be a leader.
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Atrial fibrillation has been the low man on the totem pole and so we're just trying to get more visibility about this particular disease and how dangerous this could be.
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Power in politics, sovereignty in America is with we the people, and that is the path to turning this country around: empowering the people.
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I love working with a cast and a group of people every day, which is different than recording because you're usually pretty isolated and alone. They serve as a good balance for each other.
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The key to fashion is, you don't want to look like you're trying. You've gotta be natural.
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I live the way I want to live, and I don't comment on the way that other people live.
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I have the attention span of a mosquito from multitasking and all the things that have affected my poor little brain.
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I've been doing musical theater since I was a kid. And look for a CD from me in the future. I want to write all the songs!
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Toronto is exploding with cyclists, with more and more people wanting to cycle and being turned off driving because of the incredible congestion. Biking is a much more efficient way of getting around, and you get there faster.
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America needs to understand Islam, because this is the one religion that erases from its society the race problem. Throughout my travels in the Muslim world, I have met, talked to, even eaten with people who in America would have been considered 'white,' but the 'white' attitude had been removed from their minds by the religion of Islam.
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I was a hacker of sorts. Not a mind 'reader,' exactly; more a mind 'radar,' in tune with the workings of the aether. I could sense the nuances of dreamscapes and rogue spirits. Things outside myself. Things the average voyant wouldn't feel.
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Whether labeled as such or not, I think every book I've ever written has been, more or less, a romantic suspense. I have always put tremendous effort into making each book a page turner: The harder it is for the reader to put it down, the better I've done my job.
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Every animal has his or her story, his or her thoughts, daydreams, and interests. All feel joy and love, pain and fear, as we now know beyond any shadow of a doubt. All deserve that the human animal afford them the respect of being cared for with great consideration for those interests or left in peace.
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I failed chemistry. I almost failed algebra.
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I have a great many shortcomings, but writing for something on time has never bothered me.
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A skyscraper is at the same time a triumph of the machine and a tremendous emotional experience, almost breath-taking. Not merely its height but its mass and proportions are the result of an emotion, as well as of calculation.
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I really liked one girl and asked her out 22 times, but she always said no. Finally I sang to her, and she said she'd go out with me.
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In the menu, there should be a climax and a culmination. Come to it gently. One will suffice.
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Now the sun touched the horizon and the man reined in his horse tiredly, glad that the time for prayer had come.
