Bruce Oldfield Quotes
My aim is to make you look the best you can and if that means a little bit of internal pulling and hoisting up, then so be it.
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I find it very difficult to say no when I'm in Ireland. You do end up going around doing lots of events and things and not getting work done, and it's not just a question of having hours at the desk.
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It is up to African leaders to show their will and political courage in order to assure that this new pan-African institution becomes an efficient instrument and not a place for endless discussions.
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Growing up in a small town gives you two things: a sense of place and a feeling of self-consciousness - self-consciousness about one's education and exposure, both of which tend to be limited. On the other hand, limited possibilities also mean creating your own options.
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I lived near Arthur's Seat when I lived in Edinburgh. It was the perfect playground as a child. I always have a wee run up there when I'm back.
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Whenever you're scared of something, don't let that define you. We all feel it, but step up.
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I was in college in the '60s, and the whole feminist movement had swept me up.
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It's not the last one. Five's out, six is coming out in November, that's a single chapter, and then seven is the big horrifying one. And I think a couple after that to wrap the thing up.
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When I get up, I have a cup of coffee, surf the Internet, then do a half-hour run.
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I grew up kind of self-supported, that kind of environment, because my parents both worked for airlines.
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I've never experienced writer's block. When it's going really well, my body temperature goes up, and I'm flushed. I get quite delirious.
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I think the toughest part for me was when Herschelle said that he obviously looked up to his Captain, and he felt if his Captain could do it, then so could he, and that to me was when it really struck home.
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I've always been a big advocate of making shows affordable because a lot of these bottle-service clubs and events are geared toward really expensive experiences. Club music is for everyone, and it drives me crazy that people are getting priced out.
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I had to pick myself up and get on with it, do it all over again, only even better this time.
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In spite of what some people claim, we are not in a post-racial era. I think it's still an important issue to bring up.
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I've always come into a show when the show was already up and running.
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I grew up reading Shakespeare and Mark Twain.
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So we all got basically what we wanted, and as far as the women are concerned, he figured that 30 good women could handle a crew of 300 anyway. So that's how we ended up with our crew.
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Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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'The central defect of the human mind,' Custine said, 'is its unfortunate habit of seeing patterns where none exist. Of course, that is also its chief asset.''But sometimes a very dangerous one.'
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There are very few things that I don't talk about - even my relationships.
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Novels are one of the few remaining areas of narrative storytelling where one person does almost all of the creative heavy lifting.
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I think that nationality has no relation to that which gives rise to manga. Even among the Japanese, manga creators are making their creations everyday reflecting their own individuality, with none being the same. What is important isn't the differences between the creators but their love for manga.
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I choose not to believe in superstitions. On race day, I have plans that I follow. I don't necessarily think about brushing my hair a certain way or doing certain things that make no sense as it relates to my performance.
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My aim is to make you look the best you can and if that means a little bit of internal pulling and hoisting up, then so be it.
