James Clavell Quotes
God gives us intelligence to uncover the wonders of nature. Without the gift, nothing is possible.
Quotes to Explore
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The first movie my dad ever showed me was 'Predator' – I was five. And I think the second one was 'Jaws.'
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I loved the glamour and excitement of the games and, in particular, knowing the names of each and every one of the referees - that's because my mom, a former basketball player, would yell at them from our front-row seats for making bad calls!
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It seems to me that unless you or someone very close to you has had a bad head injury, you really can't fathom it. You have no concept of what it is all about. It was so difficult for my whole family, not just me.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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I was a bit odd. I read books and wanted to draw and go to art school.
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Scientists at MIT and engineering schools all across America say that they could improve the fuel economy standards for the existing set of vehicles by 10 miles per gallon using existing technology, without compromising safety or comfort at all.
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I love working with women.
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Most of the most important experiences that truly educate cannot be arranged ahead of time with any precision.
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I moved when I was 16. I had no clue what to expect in moving to L.A. I had no clue, really, about what acting was. I just knew that I wanted to do it.
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As a kid, I always liked reading stories where I had a power-projection fantasy. I wanted to be inside of a story where I had power and influence, was going to rise to power, was going to somehow influence my society.
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I feel lucky to be getting older. The fact that I made it to 30 and then 40 was big enough. So I can't get too down on getting older; otherwise, it kind of undoes everything I've fought for.
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Quarterback is not a position that you come in having not played it your whole life.
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Virtue has its own reward, but no sale at the box office.
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I followed my instincts; I followed my intuition, and it paid off.
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Find joy and solace in the simple, and cultivate your utopia by feeling the Tao in every cubic inch of space.
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I'm an atheist, I always thought, 'This is it.' If there is going to be a heaven, it should be on earth. I feel much happier than most people. I'm fairly stoic about death, but I'm not keen on dying if it's going to be long and protracted. I don't have dark nights of the soul, except occasionally. I'm such a little busy bee.
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I didn't realise how much I ate Mexican food, like tacos and burritos three times a week, until I came to Europe and couldn't find any.
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It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it.
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I thanked President Obama for the United States' work in supporting education in Pakistan and Afghanistan and for Syrian refugees.
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Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies.
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I'm a history buff, and right now we're sitting on one of the most dramatic historical shifts that this planet has ever seen and we have a front row seat for it.
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Taking on different characters and seeing things through the eyes of different people is interesting to me. When I look at what people are going through in life, I try to understand their story.
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Our physical illnesses serve us for medicines to purge us from worldly affections and retrench what is superfluous in us, and since they are to us the messengers of death, we ought to learn to have one foot raised to take our departure when it shall please God.
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God gives us intelligence to uncover the wonders of nature. Without the gift, nothing is possible.
