John Gordon Sinclair Quotes
A critic once described me as an 'amiable beanpole.' I got it printed on a T-shirt.
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I don't know anyone who likes the American League games better. Maybe some fans do. But if you're not an actual DH, you probably prefer the National League.
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You can be arrested and not charged. You can be arrested and have no right to counsel.
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I think ballet has influenced my personality a lot in the sense that I am very disciplined in all of my endeavours. I am always on time; I take things very seriously. I've built up my inner strength and self-esteem over time as I've improved as a dancer.
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I now have two different audiences. There's the one that has been watching my action films for 20 years, and the American family audience. American jokes, less fighting.
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It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise.
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All the embroidery is made in my father's workshop in India... and all the cutting and sewing is done in my studio.
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I could make up characters till the cows came home. Plot's what hard. Very hard.
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I don't think I'm conscious of most of the things I've drawn from football, because they're so ingrained in me now... understanding that the discipline and the routine and the regimentation to be successful.
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You know I was curious - I was interested in all kinds of mystery or deeper meanings in the paintings because I myself have not analyzed why they have turned out like this or like that.
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My Soul gave me good counsel, teaching me that the lamp which I carry does not belong to me, and the song that I sing was not generated from within me. Even if I walk with light, I am not the light; and if I am a taut-stringed lute, I am not the lute player.
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She must have walked through life with men like him falling at her feet, squashing them underfoot like autumn leaves. It probably happened so often that all she noticed was that nice crunching sound.
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With consumers buying two smartphones for every desktop computer they purchase, the demands, challenges and opportunities of the mobile space are reshaping our assumptions about design and user behaviour.
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Realize that if you have time to whine and complain about something then you have the time to do something about it.
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I always have a book that I use that somehow inspires my novels.
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If I could read while I was driving, showering, socializing or sleeping, I would do it.
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As a kid, you just like anything fanciful that you're into, but as an adult, I really love that kind of place where the super hero mythos meets life, where it has that human story; that's what I think I was really drawn to when I started getting into the X-Men.
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Practical gifts are another great way to be thoughtful, and they work for anything from birthdays to dinner-party gifts.
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I don't know if there is someone for everyone. Every person is so different and I don't think there is an exact match for every person. If you meet someone and they have 20 of the 25 things you want in a person, then you're pretty lucky.
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I never tried to emulate my father. Anyone trying to do that would be a second-rate carbon copy.
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It's a different thing playing in a smaller venue where you can actually see people's faces and reactions. It's so much more intimate. You walk away with a more personal experience.
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If I'm gonna be losing it, I might as well be doing it right.
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Myrnin to Claire: "If anyone comes to bite you while I'm gone - well, try not to attract attention. Die quietly.
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You've got to deal with the tools you have in hand. I'm a firm believer in that.
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A critic once described me as an 'amiable beanpole.' I got it printed on a T-shirt.
