Jimmy Wales 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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It was at Inver Slane, to the north of Leinster, the sons of Gaedhal of the Shining Armour, the Very Gentle, that were called afterwards the Sons of the Gael, made their first attempt to land in Ireland to avenge Ith, one of their race that had come there one time and had met with his death.
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Democratic politicians, liberal activists and liberal news outlets routinely deploy incendiary rhetoric and wicked accusations to marginalize Republicans.
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I'm still coming to terms with what it's like to have people follow your personal life as well as your public life. It gets amusing.
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The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.
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A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor.
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I just felt that you can't have a character fall in love so madly as they did in the last movie and not finish it off, understand it, get some closure. That's why the movie is called 'Quantum of Solace' - that's exactly what he's looking for.
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I thought I'd have a career playing women in the vein of Ruth Gordon, and we've seen that type almost disappear.
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I know that I've played a lot of comedic roles. It's a visual medium. When you get one role, you start to get cast in that role for awhile because that's what people have seen you do, and have hopefully seen you do it successfully.
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I'd never been published when I was young.
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World's children cannot wait any longer. While international community debates and issues recommendations, statements and fine speeches, world's children - marginalised, socially excluded, poor and vulnerable - continue to suffer.
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Most practical jokes, I'll feel too bad for the other person so I'll stop just before the punchline.
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If my wife was to say, 'Honey, I'd like you to go to PSG', I would have to take it into account.
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I have always enjoyed the company of women and have formed deep and long-lasting friendships with many of them.
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The idea of collaborating with anyone else was quite daunting. If Battles had any trepidation in asking me, I can assure you I had more after agreeing to do it.
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I have 'To Kill A Mockingbird' signed by Harper Lee. That is my prized possession.
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In many ways, Scotland will benefit more than other parts of the UK when Universal Credit comes in. A larger percentage of people will see an increase in their income through moving into work or taking on more hours.
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Why are we tiptoeing on glass? You can ask me whatever you like; people usually do, and I try to be as honest as I can.
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I knew people were independently publishing, and I buy books on Amazon. I began seriously considering it when Amanda Hocking was in the news about her self-publishing success.
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I love to cook. I could never give that up.
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As the years go by, you get to know yourself better and learn what works for you.
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There are many people that frankly cannot get themselves to oppose Barack Obama. They make a lot of excuse for him.
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It's always a thrill to walk through a Broadway stage door.
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We've seen how grassroots journalism by blogs has had an impact at various points politically, as ordinary people have amplified stories that were being ignored by the traditional press.
