Val McDermid Quotes
That was the trouble with moving houses; no matter how carefully you packed the books, they never ended up on the new shelves in quite the right place.
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If there's a strange way to do something, I would certainly like to know about it. I feel that I owe that to my public.
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Who is there that can adequately gauge the greatness of the humility, gentleness, self-surrender, revealed by the Lord of majesty in assuming human nature, in accepting the punishment of death, the shame of the cross?
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He who improves an opportunity sows a seed which will yield fruit in opportunity for himself and others.
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I was always going to be a dancer - I drifted into acting.
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Evolution - evolutionary change - does not happen quickly.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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I don't think my parents would have let me go straight into acting full time when I was 12. I do like to have balance, naturally, as an individual.
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The local music community here was dying for a place to record, so we started doing acoustic, folk and bluegrass and then did rock projects for other bands, as well as for my son Tal and my own work.
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Common man is always benefited by a rate cut.
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Barack Obama's victories in 2008 and 2012 were dismissed by some of his critics as merely symbolic for African Americans. But there is nothing 'mere' about symbols.
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I used to love going to the garden centre as a kid. It made me feel relaxed.
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I was trained in classical piano, but it kind of dawned on me that classical pianists compete for six job openings a year, and the rest of us get to play 'Blue Moon' in a hotel lobby.
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You do a show to be a hit and hopefully run a couple of years.
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Evil report carries further than any applause.
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The Disney deal for us, we are very excited to be their Pay 1 partner, where we are a big licensing partner of Disney all over the world in all different windows.
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I'm gonna stay an album guy. In fact, concept albums are really blowing my mind right now, because if you want to promote an album, think about it - a concept album might be the way to go.
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Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent, there is only one way to obtain and sustain it: work.
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Wherever you go at SXSW, there you are standing in line. Or watching other people stand in line.
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Stay the course.
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I love Chris Brown. He's a superstar. He's one of the best singers out there.
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I needed to run away in order to come home.
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I couldn't wait for the sun to come up the next morning so that I could get out on the course again.
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Obviously, you make preparations before you engage in any meeting.
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That was the trouble with moving houses; no matter how carefully you packed the books, they never ended up on the new shelves in quite the right place.
