James Welch Quotes
I used to object to being called an Indian writer, and would always say I was a writer who happened to be an Indian, and who happened to write about Indians.
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I have to tell you, I'm proudest of my life off the court. There will always be great basketball players who bounce that little round ball, but my proudest moments are affecting people's lives, effecting change, being a role model in the community.
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The world is too violent right now.
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Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century.
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U.N. Security Council resolutions are only as effective as their enforcement.
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Adversity leads us to think properly of our state, and so is most beneficial to us.
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I invested all my money in debt.
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Racism is everywhere - the older generations in Malaysia still say things like, 'She's darker-skinned; maybe don't marry her,' and it's very judgmental. A lot of girls do try to get fairness cream to lighten their skin, and I'm against all of that.
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The modern era of continuity planning began under President Ronald Reagan.
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I'm very involved with all the executives at Televisa.
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I think all our characters are an amalgam of people we know in our world and ourselves.
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I do read movie blogs. I think what's really interesting - Probably everyone says this, but what's interesting is it, it takes away the power, from the newspaper magnates, so be it Murdoch or whatever. I mean, it's like the people taking it back. Isn't it?
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Quite simply, my writing life has been one of relish, challenge, excitement.
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I'm a pacifist by nature.
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'Can we drill your brains?'(responding to attendants who interrupted her speech by chanting 'Drill here! Drill now!')
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'Power is always a relative concept.'-the illithid Yharaskrik
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Not a shred of evidence supports the existence of matriarchy anywhere in the world at any time. ... The matriarchy hypothesis, revived by American feminism, continues to flourish outside the university
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Show me a poet, and I'll show you a shit.
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It's everybody, I mean. Everything everybody does is so - I don't know - not wrong, or even mean, or even stupid necessarily. But just so tiny and meaningless and - sad-making. And the worst part is, if you go bohemian or something crazy like that, you're conforming just as much only in a different way.
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I can't approach a character with judgment.
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It quickly came to be that I grew interested in photographing whatever was there wherever I happened to be. For any reason.
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A kindly gesture bestowed by us on an animal arouses prodigies of understanding and gratitude.
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A large part of my work has been collaborating with composers; I think we've commissioned about 140 pieces now, a lot of them percussion concertos.
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I used to object to being called an Indian writer, and would always say I was a writer who happened to be an Indian, and who happened to write about Indians.
