Jimmy Hill Quotes
I was brought up in the Boys' Brigade and grew up not swearing. It's so lovely to behave decently, civilly.
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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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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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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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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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With these big superhero movies, everybody is so tight-lipped about everything, there's a certain amount of just going on faith.
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Writing, more than any other art, is indexed to the worthiness of the self because it is identified in people's minds with emotion.
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Honestly, I just love great performers and people who love what they do.
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My dad died when he was 60. I was only 17 and I think, psychologically, that had a huge impact on me, probably more than I realised.
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Begin each day with private reading of the Word and prayer.
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I want people to recognize me for the work I do now as a model, and not something I did three years ago.
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A healthy economics has got to have both conceptual, theoretical research and applied, empirical research.
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They were like little palaces: all rococo or art deco. You'd walk in off those hot streets into a nice, air-cooled theater, and you'd spend all day watching Cagney or Jimmy Stewart. It cost all of 17 cents.
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Just as Renaissance artists provided narratives for the era they lived in, so do I. I'm always looking beyond the surface. I've done that ever since I first picked up a camera.
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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.
