Jimmy Wales Quotes
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I like to sit down every day and not know where the book is going. I have no idea where the book is going to go or how it's going to end as I'm writing it.
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I do think that there are people who are able to connect with and empathize with anyone who is going through something difficult, just naturally. I don't think it's a world of effort for everyone.
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I like talking to priests, to Catholics. Everyone has their beliefs.
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A 'conservative believer' must be someone who believes that Jesus was truly human as well as truly divine.
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My main wish is to get my books into other people's rooms, and to keep other people's books out of mine.
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I was young and felt like it was opportunity 'cause they were moving units back then on the underground scene.
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The men and women who occupied the east coast of North America between 1607 and 1800 have been more closely scrutinized than any other collection of people in American history.
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If there are no other wonderful roles that come my way, I have a quite an interesting, dynamic life.
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The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second, to know that which is true.
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I picked Harvard because it was in a big city, and a lot of girls' schools were nearby. And I liked President Kennedy, who went to Harvard.
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Rebellion is always going to fascinate, as it's always packaged in a very safe way.
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I think about making a comeback every single day. I went running, I went training, did that for a few days. But my body couldn't handle it.
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I try to leave a light footprint. I'm involved with Global Green, which aims to educate people about sustainable building and the greening of schools. I try to be aware about the consumption of unnecessary things in a consumptive culture.
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Here's my goal: I want to make a seriously dark show, and not on a network that has ever done that.
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I've stood up to producers before, and even a director. I saw them being abusive. A lot of people on the set are scared to say stuff when they're not being treated right.
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Well, it's very dangerous to project, but it's clear that the existing technology has some more years to go.
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Nobody reads the disclosures that roll down your computer screen. You click 'I agree' but you don't know what you're agreeing to.
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It's rather like attending a university seminar where you are talking to a few gifted specialists who deliver a paper to an audience of their peers. That's one way of making music.
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Loneliness is an integral part of travelling. I used to think it was the downside to travelling, but now I realise it is a necessary educative part of it to be embraced.
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There's no question that if we stay on planet Earth and never leave, that eventually we'll be wiped out.
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I work to Glenn Gould in the morning and go to sleep listening to Parsifal.
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Everything in life belongs to God. Our purpose has already been mapped out.
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What I've learned in my career as an actor is that you're only as good as your collaborators. The process is many things, but it is wholly collaborative, particularly with something like 'Westworld,' which is a 10-episode-per-season gig, and we're just now on the 7th episode.
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You shouldn't use anything as the sole source for anything, in my view.
