Jim Crace Quotes
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I think everyone who goes to see a 'Bond' movie expects to be impressed by the look and the locations chosen. Certainly I was when I grew up watching them, and I don't think that's changed in the last 50 years.
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I can tell you, all the intelligence services in the world were running my name through their databases to see did anyone by this name come in the country? When? Do we know anything about it? Where did she stay? Who did she see?
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Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity.
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My weaknesses are my jumps. The reason is that although I land them in practice, when I actually compete or perform, I should let my body go and stabilize my mind better. Also, I need to work on not letting negative thoughts and emotions get to me on the ice.
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People do not lack strength; they lack will.
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I call tennis the McDonald's of sport - you go in, they make a quick buck out of you, and you're out.
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A novel is a great act of passion and intellect, carpentry and largess. From the very beginning, I wrote to explain my own life to myself, and I invited readers who chose to make the journey with me to join me on the high wire.
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I love to see a woman in a sexy, strappy sandal no matter what. It just looks beautiful.
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So I was in America and I thought I'll stick around while I'm here and just see what happens. The next film I did was High Art, so I guess it started with a sort of vague idea but really just a fantasy.
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Any beast can cry over the misfortunes of its own child. It takes a mensch to weep for others' children.
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I feel like I work on scripts for comedy as well as dramatic stuff the same.
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It would almost be sinful to say that I regretted doing 'Charlie's Angels' because it did so much for my career.
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I don't mind playing spoiler.
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Men create the gods in their own image.
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I talk about Beyonce too much. I am a diehard.
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In my view, if you want to get ahead and build wealth, you have to get over your delusion that something only has value if you can measure it.
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I didn't go to law school to become a lawyer, per se - let's just say I was leaning in to some strong suggestions from my parents - but my nebulous goals of someday becoming a writer were just that, nebulous.
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Wit is an explosion of the compound spirit.
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Kobe Bryant is my favorite basketball player. He takes risks. He goes for the shot. He isn't cautious with whatever he does.
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What I've discovered and try to integrate into my show is when you're up there, and you are loud and more visible, you're setting a tone for how people can behave and how they can feel comfortable behaving.
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The great thing about social media was how it gave a voice to voiceless people.
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One in four corporations doesn't pay any taxes.
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Lots of people hate my stuff.
