James Nesbitt Quotes
Funnily enough, Northern Ireland is a great example of where politics can win over conflict. The decision to down arms and follow a political path would have been unthinkable once. It shows just what is possible.
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Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.
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I've dealt with a lot in my life.
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When I was in school, there was no such thing as girls' athletics.
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Women are able to fit public service into their lives. Once they find out they like it and can do it, there is plenty of room to grow.
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New York, in itself, has this frenzied, chaotic feeling to it. It's such a big city, and it's always moving, and there are so many people.
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Well into the 20th century, black people spoke of their flight from Mississippi in much the same manner as their runagate ancestors had.
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I used to think drinking was the only way to be happy. Now I know there is no way to be happy.
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I love Chicago. It's one of my favorite cities, hands down.
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As long as the Pentagon bankrolls the Pakistan army to fight its wars, and NATO troops remain in Afghanistan, there will be quarrels, charges of infidelity, a reduction in the household allowance, perhaps a separation - but a divorce? Never.
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The post-totalitarian malady has taken its most acute form in Romania. And it has taken place for very specific reasons. The repression here has been more cruel, more brutal, than in other states caught in the inferno of a 'socialist paradise.'
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Abstract painting is abstract. It confronts you. There was a reviewer a while back who wrote that my pictures didn't have any beginning or any end. He didn't mean it as a compliment, but it was.
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I've been lucky to work consistently on women who I think are interesting, fleshed out, and strong and active participants in their destiny.
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For those who turn to literary biography for salacious details, 'Flannery' will disappoint. It is the biography of someone who had very little chance to live in the conventional sense, to experience events.
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My day goes from one embarrassing moment to the next.
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Everyone knows that there are more people watching any given show than is being registered by the Nielsen system.
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All I can say is, I don't talk about the personal stuff. It's the one thing you can keep to yourself. At least you try to.
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It's really weird to be playing chords again. Haven't played chords for a long time. I realised I haven't played chord changes since OK Computer and stuff like that.
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I like the ideology of there being no such thing as perfection. But I'm of the opinion that I have witnessed perfection at various times, especially in art.
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Just because something is three months away and seems far off, doesn't mean you will want to be there when the time comes.
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I don't bother with drugs myself 'cause I'm at that age now; I don't need to. If I want a rush, I just get out of a chair when I don't expect it. Forget to give yourself a couple of days notice before you tie your shoes. Whoosh! What a rush!
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Money buys you the freedom to live your life the way you want.
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When you go out of your comfort zone and it works there's nothing more satisfying.
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At this point, I wouldn't be able to digest meat, and I don't like eating things with faces.
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Funnily enough, Northern Ireland is a great example of where politics can win over conflict. The decision to down arms and follow a political path would have been unthinkable once. It shows just what is possible.
