Jim Walsh Quotes
Never, since the fall of communism, has it been so abundantly clear that an ethos exists, which is loath to accept the freedoms and prosperity we hold sacred in this nation.
Quotes to Explore
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I tend to deal with characters who are sort of at that same point of wrestling with, 'Who am I going to be as an adult? What do I believe? How am I defining myself in the context of my culture and my peer groups, my family?'
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I've always wanted to be in journalism. I even started a course at Loughborough doing media studies. I like all sports, and I am keen on writing. But I thought that while I was still young, I ought to make a real go of it at badminton. So I have put all my focus on playing sport instead of writing about it.
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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.
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Spend time reflecting on your emotional and physical existence and how that applies to the voice. You have to apply that wisdom and experience when you sing - it's what comes through.
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Life is a canvas of many strokes where shades from different palettes meet into a picture so concrete that some forget it is their own, so become framed themselves.
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Anything - a destination, a person - that has some mystery around it becomes exciting and attractive.
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If you're asking your kids to exercise, then you better do it, too. Practice what you preach.
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The dons of Oxford and Cambridge are too busy educating the young men to be able to teach them anything.
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If India has to achieve exponential growth, it would have to be on the back of strong growth in the manufacturing sector.
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I've had a few ditty hits.
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There are far too many people in university in Britain. If you want to make money, be a plumber.
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I came from Canada, where it's freezing cold for seven months out of the year.
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I love to travel. This is the time for me. When will I do it if not now?
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I love going to my supermarket. Sounds so rock 'n' roll, eh?
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While the eyes of the world will be on us let's show everyone that we have a great sense of humour.
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In the history of the world, all five mass extinctions have been accompanied by massive climate change, so we are facing an incredibly serious threat. In fact, we are technically in the sixth mass extinction right now, and it is the first mass extinction being attributed to humans.
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I am far more distress-avoidant than I am joy-seeking.
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We pay for content that we like, and we like the content we pay for. It's a lot more satisfying to pay $7.50 for Steven Spielberg's next epic than it is to watch my home movies for free. Even for me.
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I was watching the Danish version of 'The Killing' when I got the audition for 'The Fall,' and I loved it; it was so original. I approached 'The Fall' with that in mind. I'd no problem with the violence - it was very clear from the script how horrifying the crimes were and that had to be shown, without going to extremes.
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Black unemployment is twice white unemployment and has been for decade after decade.
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Writing is hard work and bad for the health.
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President Obama's reelection started the countdown for lawmakers to address the fiscal cliff and the statutory debt limit. Unless the President and House Republicans can agree on changes to current law, the U.S. economy will be in recession by spring.
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Never, since the fall of communism, has it been so abundantly clear that an ethos exists, which is loath to accept the freedoms and prosperity we hold sacred in this nation.
