Val McDermid Quotes
The contemporary crime novel is, at its best, a novel of character. That's where the suspense comes from.
Val McDermid
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For most people, it is enough for the world to know that they aspire. The world does not ask what their aspirations are, trusting that those aspirations are for the best and greatest things. But with regard to the Negroes in America, there is a feeling that their aspirations in some way are not consistent with the great ideals.
W. E. B. Du Bois
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To be honest, I think for part of my late teens my character didn't really develop very much. I was in a state of cold storage.
Damon Hill
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I'm fighting hard to make the world a better place, and you can, too. Get involved with your community, be a leader, set an example, be passionate, be your best.
Gabrielle Giffords
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Well what I will tell you is for this movie, I got into probably the best shape of my life.
Tea Leoni
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Nobody is gonna love you like you. You're gonna be your best salesman.
T.I.
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It's actually meditative to sit in a character for an extended period of time, realizing what your relationship is to who you're playing and then letting go, just being there.
Frances Conroy
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... what is really inspiriting and ennobling in the doctrine of freewill, is the conviction that we have real power over the formation of our own character; that our will, by influencing some of our circumstances, can modify our future habits or capabilities of willing.
John Stuart Mill
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The field is fantastic, great runners, so the best you can do is stay in control, pace yourself well, and then utilise it when you can do better.
Caster Semenya
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I want to constantly be surprising people with different roles.
Emma Roberts
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We must eliminate all nuclear weapons in order to eliminate the grave risk they pose to our world. This will require persistent efforts by all countries and peoples. A nuclear war would affect everyone, and all have a stake in preventing this nightmare.
Ban Ki-moon
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I realized the wood was better before I cut it, than after. I did not improve it in any way by carving it.
Carl Andre
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The contemporary crime novel is, at its best, a novel of character. That's where the suspense comes from.
Val McDermid