James F. Cooper Quotes
All that a good government aims at... is to add no unnecessary and artificial aid to the force of its own unavoidable consequences, and to abstain from fortifying and accumulating social inequality as a means of increasing political inequalities.
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When you're a child, it's easy to see school as the worst thing in the world. It's only later in life you realise what a wonderful time it was. Looking back, I can't believe I even wanted to leave.
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Life's not fair, is it? Some of us drink champagne in the fast lane, and some of us eat our sandwiches by the loose chippings on the A597.
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Seeing people who are actually reading your book and listening to the wide variety of reactions they have to it, is really special.
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I could not write about 'ordinary people' because I am not in the least interested in them.
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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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If you're not kind, then you won't be attractive to me personally because that spirit shines through and makes people attractive.
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Individuals can spend their money more wisely, efficiently and more humanely than can government.
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Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.
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Elvis and I were very good friends. We were such good friends that, on the day that he passed, I was the first one his father called, to let me know what had happened.
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In terms of 'Seinfeld', I think there's lot of reality in a show that's supposed to be about nothing.
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Over my career, I've had to do a lot of shows that involve stunts, and I so enjoy stunts.
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Life is grim, and we don't have to be grim all the time.
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In the Philippines, the host should always be willing to defer to the wishes of the guest.
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I kind of stumbled into comics in a roundabout way. One of the first films my father introduced me to was the 1989 'Batman,' the Tim Burton one.
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And we broadcast tapes sent to us from Americans against the war. These were most effective I believe.
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My profession has helped me to grow up.
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If I had to choose, I'd choose my friends over my career.
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I was lucky I always got along with girls. It was never like a big deal. I had a lot of girls that I was friends with that I wasn't sexual with. I think having two older sisters made me comfortable like that. I just like people, so I can just go up and say whatever.
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The problem with motor neurone disease is they don't know when it starts. People go into hospital having fallen but get wrapped up and sent away, unless they're seen by an incredibly astute doctor. It is only when several things begin to go wrong that it'll be diagnosed.
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Everybody's a nun.
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I liked English and art and did a lot of painting. And for some reason I was good at math, but I wasn't an A student. I really had to work hard to get good grades.
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You come to us well tempered, my child, and it is not in my nature to be sorry for it. It is a well tempered blade that is the strongest.
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Many things have been said about what happened, but I don't know either. Maybe someday. One thing I'm sure of is that all the things that have happened to me, good and bad, happy and sad, have made me what I am today.
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All that a good government aims at... is to add no unnecessary and artificial aid to the force of its own unavoidable consequences, and to abstain from fortifying and accumulating social inequality as a means of increasing political inequalities.
