James Salter Quotes
The whole joy of writing comes from the opportunity to go over it and make it good, one way or another.
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One can never know enough. The unknown and its call lies even in what we know.
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What makes a woman beautiful is her loyalty to and her friendships with other women, and her honesty with men.
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For those unfortunate enough to experience it, long-term unemployment - now, as in the 1930s - is a tragedy. And, for society as a whole, there is the danger that the productive capacity of a significant portion of the labour force will be impaired.
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Robots are good at things that are structured.
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I'm not a monarchist. But I'm English. And I have an irrational emotion for my country.
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Some smashes have been timed at more than 250 mph, so you get less than a second to react. People who see a professional badminton match up close are always shocked at the speed.
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I think, from the very beginning, I always knew that I needed to get out of Malaysia and do my thing somewhere else.
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Therapists need to have a long experience in personal therapy to see what it's like to be on the other side of the couch and see what they find helpful or not helpful.
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I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
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The prayers of cowards fortune spurns.
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Nobody likes a child to die or losing an election.
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For the longest time, my older brother told me he was teaching me self-defense, but now that I'm grown up, I realize he was just practicing his martial arts on me.
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Seemed like everything I tried to do in broadcasting and as a player before that turned out successfully. I was succeeding. I got to the top of the heap in every facet of broadcasting.
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I'm fortunate to be famous for two rather imposing characters like Magneto and Gandalf.
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It's up to the audience. It always has been.
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Frankly speaking, it's only the script that matters to me the most. If I like the script, then I just commit to myself and go ahead with it. But I also look at the commitment and confidence of the director of the film because it's him who will shape the film.
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In the Philippines, the host should always be willing to defer to the wishes of the guest.
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People think they have to give up things to make a difference to the world, but you don't have to.
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I just can handle (difficult times). I've been there before. I know what it takes and I'm prepared to get it going. I'm battle-tested in that area so it's not frustrating at all. It is what it is. I just have to work through it. I don't see no difference, but we're playing some tough teams and we have to find a way to get it done, no excuses.
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I can't bear the thought of my mother having to push me around in a wheelchair. I'd rather die quickly.
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My son has been known to throw a book at the television set when he called for me to come play and I was obviously busy in the box. But I'm told that children of television performers grow up thinking that all mommies or daddies work on TV and that it's no big deal.
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If there's anything that's important to a reporter, it is integrity. It is credibility.
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The whole joy of writing comes from the opportunity to go over it and make it good, one way or another.
