Jimmy Hill Quotes
I was brought up in the Boys' Brigade and grew up not swearing. It's so lovely to behave decently, civilly.
Quotes to Explore
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I now believe that major labels can only work with people who care more about fame and money than the quality of the art they produce.
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The struggle to get weapons is continuous, but the United States will aid us, if it finds Israel displaying a willingness for peace.
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When I was in the private sector, I found it immensely useful to go out and talk to customers and co-workers.
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You begin to realize that the genius of our country is the constant push to be more inclusive and find new ways of engaging everyone.
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What I'm interested in is the fascinating image of young leaders... you know, young people leading in different fields. You see athletes and people in gymnastics, where the requirement is that you are supple and very, very young... 11... and by the time you're 14, you're already over the hill.
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There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
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The importance of logo into today's fashion is un! be! Lievable!
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Writers have to be very careful and discerning because so much of the machine is out of their control.
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Our soldiers show every single day that they are more than good enough.
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I think I'm like a free spirit.
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I just try to write entertaining books that are easily identifiable.
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Suppose that every prospective parent in the world stopped having children naturally, and instead produced clones of themselves. What would the world be like in another 20 or 30 years? The answer is: much like today. Cloning would only copy the genetic aspects of people who are already here.
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Whatever I have done so far has led me to 'Kaabil.' It is a big opportunity for me to establish myself more commercially. It is a huge platform.
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It was once religion which told us that we are all sinners because of original sin. It is now the ecology of our planet which pronounces us all to be sinners because of the excessive exploits of human inventiveness.
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But you can make good radio, interesting radio, great radio even, without an urgent question, a burning issue at stake.
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Self-exploration is very painful, but unless you do that, you will never know who you are and who you want to be.
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I've stolen a couple of hearts and they are in my private collection!
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I don't have the self-discipline for diets; I break rules I set for myself, so I try and eat more healthily, juice more, and avoid sugar.
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The situation of the Old Left was the theory of Socialist Realism, etc. It seemed pointless to argue. We stayed carefully away from people who wrote for the New Masses.
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In order for American Pie to have worked, you have to have a character who, even while he is humping a pie, the audience still likes.
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I don't feel I was 'born American,' but my homeland was denied to me after the end of World War II, and I craved something I could identify with. When I became a student at Harvard in the 1950s, America very quickly filled the vacuum. I felt I was American, but I think it's more revealing of America how quickly others here accepted me.
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With a smaller setting, you have a lot more freedom and flexibility within a given moment, but not necessarily the velocity you have with a big band.
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My show 'The Big House' was picked up; they flew me to New York. I'm about to step on stage to announce Kevin Hart's 'The Big House.' And a hand grabs my shoulder, 'Kevin no, they just decided to cancel it.' It's a serious smack-in-the-face business, and either you can take it, or you can't.
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I was brought up in the Boys' Brigade and grew up not swearing. It's so lovely to behave decently, civilly.
