James Thomson Quotes
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The Afghans themselves say that if you put two Afghans in a room, you get three factions.
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I've never been one to run from a challenge.
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Best player I ever played against? I mean, I played against many, many good players, so I don't know who to keep. I would say Ronaldo the Fenomeno.
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The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.
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I was never supposed to make it to Congress. I was a staff person.
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Of course, we all watch James Bond with envy - knowing the U.S. government would never pay for the lifestyle he enjoys.
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It was my mother's idea. Her feeling was that I didn't have the intelligence to pick a trade myself.
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As a model, I really stand for not being a model, if that makes sense. When I started, the whole idea of the model was very different; it was a bit stuck-up. Not stuck-up, but no one was trying to have fun, or not even have fun, but be willing to smile.
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I believe that I have been basically anarchistic, anti-religion and anti-industry and business. In other words, anti-bureaucracy. I would like to see people behave well without having to have priests stand by, politicians stand by, or people collecting bills.
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I love Vanna White as much as the next guy.
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I hope young athletes can imitate my good side only, not the bad side.
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I'm probably the wealthiest Indian in America.
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It was only after university that I said to myself that I had to take the risk and have a serious go at acting. It's such a bizarre profession, because you have to be totally tough to deal with all those times when you're being turned down, and then really soft in order to access your character's emotions.
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One thing that is not to be underestimated is American culture's influence on the rest of the world.
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The U.S., especially Hollywood, is so strong for film production.
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With each book I write, I become more and more convinced that the books have a life of their own, quite apart from me.
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Where is the politician who has not promised to fight to the death for lower taxes- and who has not proceeded to vote for the very spending projects that make tax cuts impossible?
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ISIS is very similar to the Kharijites, who were a toxic off-shoot of Islam. It's not Islam; it's a perversion of Islam, and to label these militant externalities as Islam is to legitimize their actions.
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There's people who I admire like... Dr. Dre, Puff Daddy, Master P, people who built their stuff and are still going.
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I think reading is one of the greatest forms of magic available to us on the planet. Reading is so important.
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I think there's so much negative influence on children in school settings. It becomes learning by rote to pass a test. It's not contextualized.
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Traditional broadcast media seems old-fashioned and vague to me. When I watch television news, I'm aware of what skilled journalists they are, but I find it hard because of the corny way they present it.
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Health is the vital principle of bliss, and exercise, of health.
