James Clavell Quotes
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Knowledge is knowing that we cannot know.
Ralph Waldo Emerson -
For me, the lean times were a wonderful, beautiful time of my life, struggling for many years in regional theater all over the country for not much money.
J. K. Simmons -
Almost all our suffering is the product of our thoughts. We spend nearly every moment of our lives lost in thought, and hostage to the character of those thoughts. You can break this spell, but it takes training just like it takes training to defend yourself against a physical assault.
Sam Harris -
A lot of times characters are combinations of people I come across in life. I people-watch a lot.
Taraji P. Henson -
With the coaches, you don't want to hear everybody saying, 'Move over! Back up! Do this!' Let's find out what the players know.
Dan Quinn -
The only positive finding which could be drawn from the first series, was the conclusion that the relationships obviously had a more complicated lay-out than had been thought, for the effects were so varied that no obedience to any law could be discovered.
Walter Rudolf Hess
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My father also encouraged my love of nature. He urged me to become a Cub Scout, and later a Boy Scout, and I found I really liked being outdoors.
Ed Begley, Jr. -
If you want to learn about America, watch 'The Wire.' It's a profound piece of entertainment.
Sam Neill -
Social Security is too vital to be lumped into backroom budget talks where the views of ordinary Americans risk going unheard.
Ted Deutch -
The chemistry that you get from living with your band and creating music and recording with your band translates to the stage.
Zac Brown Band -
I am definitely a person of color.
Vin Diesel -
I believe that, too, it's hard to believe that anybody could not believe that.
Fay Vincent
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The Chinese people have been forced to forget the Tiananmen massacre. There has been no public debate about the event, no official apology. The media aren't allowed to mention it. Still today people are being persecuted and imprisoned for disseminating information about it.
Ma Jian -
We asked Jane Fonda if she would like to meet American pilots in Hanoi, but she refused, she didn't want to.
Hanoi Hannah -
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.
Sam Taylor-Wood -
I don't think you'll ever get enough picking.
Earl Scruggs -
For 'Hidalgo,' I just spent as much time around horses as I could, which made sense.
Viggo Mortensen -
Any perjury case is a tough case. You just don't go on 'he said-she said.' You have to find corroborating evidence.
Victoria Toensing
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Do stuff that scares you on a regular basis. I think it's good for the body and for the mind.
Maika Monroe -
I have a great deal of compassion for those in public life and what we have done to them.
Peter Morgan -
Some women,” Dahariel said in that same hard tone devoid of any hint of humanity, “get under a man’s skin until digging them out makes you bleed.
Nalini Singh -
The Premier League is very difficult football and very different to when you play in Europe, but the player has to have experience to adapt, and this is the key point.
Fernando Torres -
Wealth is good, and if it comes our way we will take it; but a gentleman does not sell himself for wealth.
H. Rider Haggard -
God bless mommy and daddy, and please can we have some candy.
James Clavell