Jim Thome Quotes
Is my ability what it was at, say, 25 or 30 years old? Probably not, but I like to compete. I like to go out and play the game hard.
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One can never know enough. The unknown and its call lies even in what we know.
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Until part of your paycheck is regularly paid in Bitcoin, I'm not sure how it would really go mainstream. I can imagine places in the world where there are not functioning banking systems or payroll systems, where it could go mainstream first because you're not trying to replace the way people are already doing something.
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Every teenager and everybody around the ages from 10 to 18 has to go through finding out who they are.
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I try and sit on the fence because as soon as you voice any kind of opinion, people begin to think you're an idiot.
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Thom is one of those wonderful people to cook for because he absolutely loves it, just loves it. He loves to eat and drink and he'd be a great guest at any dinner party.
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Over the years, I have worked very hard to achieve what I have so far. But I've not been alone in this journey. A lot of the credit for this goes to my fans - it's because of them that I'm here today.
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In all three cases, and for most human beings, the problem of suffering poses no difficult problem at all: one has a world picture in which suffering has its place, a world picture that takes suffering into account.
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I've always felt a little misrepresented in the world.
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Everything that I do to my own hair and makeup I learned from professionals.
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He's the kind of man a woman would have to marry to get rid of.
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I can't bear the thought of my mother having to push me around in a wheelchair. I'd rather die quickly.
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I work so much. If I don't get all the comforts, I will turn mad.
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The human mind inherently seeks intelligible order. Thus the conviction that such an order exists to be found is a crucial assumption.
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I am guilty of asking the Senate for pork and proud of the Senate for giving it to me.
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Grief is bizarre territory because there's no predicting how long it'll take to get over certain things. You just don't know how long it's going to resound in your life.
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To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man.
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I was always brought up to have a cup of tea at halfway up a rock face.
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Seriously I suspected I was a good actor, though I didn't know it during 'Monsoon Wedding.' Now I realize the more I learn, the less I know about acting... and life.
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The human body is the best picture of the human soul.
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It's a lot easier to act when the writing is good. Nothing is more frustrating than trying to figure out 'Well, why did I say this next?'
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I love to be in the ballpark. I love to just go in and enjoy a great baseball game, a great pitchers' duel.
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I completely take on the risk, the poker game, which being an artist means, and I'm going to try to make a film which honestly reflects what I have in my head.
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The reality is, 'Game of Thrones' has been a successful show for HBO, which has put us in a position to come and pitch another show and get them excited about it. And that's what helped get us here.
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Is my ability what it was at, say, 25 or 30 years old? Probably not, but I like to compete. I like to go out and play the game hard.
