James Denton Quotes
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Home to me is the world because my books have been translated into more than 30 languages.
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I just want to be the best. I haven't been in an all-out war. That doesn't mean I'm not the best.
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Picture yourself in your minds eye as having already achieved this goal. See yourself doing the things you'll be doing when you've reached your goal.
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Sometimes, I get afraid it has defined me, that sense of grief, loss and illness. But actually, it is about allowing myself to take hold and say: 'This is part of who I am, but not only who I am.'
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Spiritual practice should not be confused with grim duty. It is the laughter of the Dalai Lama and the wonder born with every child.
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Tennis is definitely a star for women in sports.
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I struggled with the pressure of having the successful record after the first record. Second album syndrome. I'm living proof; it's very real. It was like a psychological battle to be creative. I used to never feel pressure to be creative; it's always just been a fun thing. And then suddenly it's my job, and people are asking, 'Where's the record?'
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I couldn't help but be impressed by the magnitude of the earthquake.
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Superstition? Who can define the boundary line between the superstition of yesterday and the scientific fact of tomorrow?
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We are embedded in a biological world and related to the organisms around us.
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We want to let our play be the judges.
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Lawyers spend a great deal of their time shoveling smoke.
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Life as a poet and actor truly became full circle as I stood on stage as host of 'Verses & Flow' and lived in both of these outfits. It was one of the best experiences of my professional life.
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Love never reasons, but profusely gives; it gives like a thoughtless prodigal its all, and then trembles least it has done to little.
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When I go to the gym, stretching is very important. For polo, you don't need too much strength so you don't want to build yourself up too much. It's all about flexibility.
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But as far as I'm concerned, I can still play defense.
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When we made 'Shaun of the Dead,' it was our first feature, and we were just lucky to make a film, full stop.
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In these times of the 'Great Recession', we shouldn't be trying to shift the benefits of wealth behind some curtain. We should be celebrating and encouraging people to make as much money as they can. Profits equal tax money. While some people might find it distasteful to pay taxes, I don't. I find it patriotic.
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You're grown - crooked and backbent, but grown - and it's time to stop hanging your heart on your mother.
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A self-made man may prefer a self-made name.
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It was just so in the American Revolution, in 1776, the first delicacy the men threw overboard in Boston harbor was the tea, woman's favorite beverage. The tobacco and whiskey, though heavily taxed, they clung to with the tenacity of the devil-fish.
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My view is that targets, properly constructed and applied across public services have been fundamental to past successes and will be an essential part of sustaining progress into the future.
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I've been on a lot of shows that nobody cared about.
