Jim McKay Quotes
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The American dream is about freedom.
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There are a lot of things that I have not shared that I will never share. I do have a personal private life.
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Ultimately, the only people who are in any way edified by hanging with famous people are you at the age of 11 and your mom.
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Prosperity is the measure or touchstone of virtue, for it is less difficult to bear misfortune than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
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Oh I've done bungee jumping. Skydiving, I have motorcycles that I ride. I'm a little bit of an adrenaline junkie in that way.
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For me, to just have my own shoe is unbelievable. As a kid, you see Jordans and wonder what that feels like to have your own shoe, and the fact that I have one is really surreal.
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I've been focused on detecting nuclear terrorism at ports, in cargo containers, and I developed and built detectors that are extremely cheap and also very sensitive. My other big development is a system to produce medical isotopes that are injected into patients and used to diagnose and treat cancer.
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I think the thing that L.A. had on Sydney is an awesome music scene, especially for what I do.
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When I was young, no one got married. Now, all the young people, they want to get married, they want security. Now that my children's friends are getting married, I go to more weddings than I ever did when I was young.
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I'd love to be in a feature film, and I don't just mean in a starring role - it could be a small part. And I would like to act in television, to do comedy and drama.
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Every day, my daddy told me the same thing. 'Once a task is just begun, never leave it till it's done. Be the labour great or small, do it well or not at all.'
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I must tell you, I haven't done the drug problem that is faced by cops and people on the border. It's a hard show to do, but I think it's going to say a lot about drugs and the problems related to them. I just hope people can watch it, it's a pretty strong show.
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Management must manage!
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I want to make a clear distinction between people who take acting seriously and people who call themselves actors because they've been on reality TV or something.
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If someone says you're a reporter and doesn't want you to anchor then you wonder why you worked so hard at it.
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In the lead-up to competitions, I just watch box sets and DVDs and play 'Candy Crush.'
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On the molecular scale, you find it's reasonable to have a machine that does a million steps per second, a mechanical system that works at computer speeds.
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Τὴν πεπρωμένην δὲ χρὴαἶσαν φέρειν ὡς ῥᾷστα, γιγνώσκονθ' ὅτιτὸ τῆς ἀνάγκης ἔστ' ἀδήριτον σθένος.
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I need to take a break from this life as a human for 45 minutes and go experience a little bit of immortality.
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The little I knew about my own self wouldn’t have filled a thimble!
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We die as often as we lose a friend.
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Smart snacking is an invaluable weapon against cravings and poor food choices. For me, this translates to three meals and two snacks a day, each containing protein, fiber, and healthy fat.
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There's nothing classic about what's around now. I am a bit old-school. There are some things that are never out of fashion because they just look good. But if you want classic style these days you have to get it made.
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Working on the film really made me confront my opinions about change and gentrification.
