James Nicoll Quotes
Aha! The Alien Planet Canada series, where the planet the characters are marooned on seems to be Manitoba. Bad bad world building.
Quotes to Explore
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People take things so seriously.
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I liberate minds with my music. That's more important than liberating a few people from apartheid or whatever.
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You only live twice. Once when you are born and once when you look death in the face.
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Doing a kid's movie is fun when you have kids. You don't want to do kids' movies if you don't have kids. When you have kids, things change in your life.
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Without knowing about flexibility, one cannot work out strategies to deal with the enemy and prepare for changes, and without knowing about the foundation of one's own culture, one would be contemptuous of the Confucian ethical codes.
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I'm such a fan of Shailene Woodley, so I'm super excited to see all her stuff. She's an awesome actress.
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What I've learned is that people have a desire to talk after the first line of reporters go away, and they are no longer speaking out of shock.
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Shooting is very challenging because 10 metre air rifle you have different rules, short gun you have different rules.
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There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king. And it's about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people.
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The game is never over. No matter what the scoreboard reads or what the referee says, it doesn't end when you come off the court.
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The world does not look to us in the Arab world out of a healthy desire for knowledge.
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Our approach to banking is very different from the traditional banks or even some of the new banks. We do not necessarily go out and write single-cheque, large-ticket loans.
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If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help... Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business - you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen.
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Working with 50 Cent was great, you know what Im saying? It was just great to work with 50 Cent.
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I never felt like I had a mother.
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In many ways, Scotland will benefit more than other parts of the UK when Universal Credit comes in. A larger percentage of people will see an increase in their income through moving into work or taking on more hours.
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I think a lot of people are drawn to seeing people that want to be better. We see it in ourselves.
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Some people like having eyes upon them and I don't.
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For the creation of a masterwork of literature two powers must concur, the power of the man and the power of the moment, and the man is not enough without the moment.
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Writing requires an intense inner focus, and sometimes you need to express outward, physically or socially.
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I don't have sentimental attachments to characters at all.
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I have a goal so lofty it's almost embarrassing to talk about. And that's to be the best restaurant in the world.
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People with a sense of humor tend to be less egocentric and more realistic in their view of the world and more humble in moments of success and less defeated in times of travail.
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Aha! The Alien Planet Canada series, where the planet the characters are marooned on seems to be Manitoba. Bad bad world building.
