Matthew Pearl Quotes
Considering what a prolific writer Dickens was, the word 'Dickensian' could legitimately cover a vast thematic territory, explaining at least some of the variety of its applications.
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All men begin their learning with Homer.
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I'm one of those idiots; when I'm working in America, I wake up with an American accent and stay with it all day till make-up comes off.
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American stuntmen are smart - they think about safety. When they do a jump in a car, they calculate everything: the speed, the distance... But in Hong Kong, we don't know how to count. Everything we do is a guess. If you've got the guts, you do it. All of my stuntmen have gotten hurt.
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Authenticity means erasing the gap between what you firmly believe inside and what you reveal to the outside world.
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Think both big and small. Loving to bake doesn't only mean becoming a baker. It could mean starting a blog, becoming a food photographer, or going into organic chemistry.
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I'm often drawn to characters that are more obviously one thing. They're passionate, and there is always an element of strength because I think every person possesses that in some way, even if they've experienced hardship in their lives.
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The only times an Afro-American who was assaulted got away has been when he had a gun and used it in self-defense.
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Man, 'Hill Street Blues' was on when I was 12, and I remember feeling I'd never seen anything like it. It was that far ahead of its time, with dark characters you loved. I remember Ed Marinaro, the football star.
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A good fan base has developed around the Hurricanes, and I see the opportunity for continued growth for this franchise in the future.
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My father didn't think running was sensible. He told me running is just wasting time.
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I always feel like I wasn't the best trainer, because I'm really good at teaching people stuff, but I'm not good if people aren't super psyched - if they're not like me.
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The stars are silent.Voyager among dark harbors, I listen, but the midnight wind carries only the sound of trees and water lapping against the gunwale and the solitary cry of the night swallow.There is no dawn. No searing sun rises in east or west. The rocks over Calumal do not silver, and the great round world slides through the void.
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Being a dad changes everything for the better and I’m really enjoying it.
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I will not concede for a moment that old privileges should not dwindle. They cannot dwindle fast enough.
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Pride is an admission of weakness; it secretly fears all competition and dreads all rivals.
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I love making music, though. I love playing.
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It is in life as it is in ways, the shortest way is commonly the foulest, and surely the fairer way is not much about.
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Anybody who says they don't like fighting in the NHL have to be out of their minds.
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Annie Lee Smith was my mother's name. My father's name was George Washington Smith. I have to tell you, I got all of my attributes from them, obviously, the tangibles, the intangibles. Particularly my work ethic, my dedication.
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Ninety percent of hockey is mental and the other half is physical.
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One of my goals is to play the Olympics in 2016. If you're able to represent your country in the Olympics everyone will understand you as a player and not many people do get to go to the Olympics.
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There is no such thing as failure. Failure is just life trying to move us in another direction.
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I didn't have to listen to nobody or look how anybody wanted me to look. I just wanted to be myself and look however I want.
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Considering what a prolific writer Dickens was, the word 'Dickensian' could legitimately cover a vast thematic territory, explaining at least some of the variety of its applications.
