James Nicoll Quotes
Never bring a gun to a fight where the other guy has a time-machine and tomorrow's newspapers.
Quotes to Explore
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I want to continue to be me and share with people.
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I don't give up on commitments until what I've been asked to do is clearly finished.
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My emergence has been slow and steady, I would say. I think I've improved every single year. I keep getting better; I keep getting fitter, sharper - and I'm not stopping.
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Such is the miraculous nature of the future of exiles: what is first uttered in the impotence of an overheated apartment becomes the fate of nations.
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I'm not very good in crowds, so I usually try to become as small as possible.
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Certainly, if we had not invaded Iraq on intelligence that was clearly manipulated and cherry picked, we would be in a different position today.
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To oppose something is to maintain it.
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Pictures must not be too picturesque.
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The promotion of family continuity and stability is a legitimate state interest.
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Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
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Business today consists in persuading crowds.
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The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
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It may well be our brains are wired up to be slightly more optimistic than they should be.
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The 21st century - and the atheists - needs the presence of religion, just as religion must deal with the real challenges and the thinkers of the day in order to sharpen the conscience and the intelligence of those who study the timeless sacred texts in a spirit of responding to the questions of their time.
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Maurice was a silly man. Maurice liked being silly.
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The spiritual reality of the Indian world is very evident, very highly developed. I think it affects the life of every Indian person in one way or another.
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We usually never got out of there before four or five o'clock in the morning. Every morning. So it was rough.
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And as I reinvent myself and I'm constantly curious about everything, I can't wait to see what's around the corner in newfound art and entertainment and exploration.
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I've played this game from 12-under to the over-70s. So when they say tennis is a game from the cradle to the grave, you truly have it right.
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Academia is very flexible, but I had a spouse who was very committed to being a completely full partner in our marriage. I think if you counted up how many hours each one of us logged in, he certainly gets more than 50%.
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I try to think of it not as writer's block, but a time where you just need to live life and experience things so you have something to write about.
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Why should I have to prove myself again? Should I have to prove myself till I'm 40? I don't have to prove to nobody I can hit. How about you tell them not to pick it up. Tell him erase it.
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Motivation, passion, and focus have to come from the top.
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Never bring a gun to a fight where the other guy has a time-machine and tomorrow's newspapers.
